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About New Piradhara Village

New Piradhara is a large village in Srijangram tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,231 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783384, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

New Piradhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Piradhara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Srijangram
Pincode 783384
Area (hectares) 135.52 hectares
Population 2,384
Male Population 1,231
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How New Piradhara compares

By the 2011 count New Piradhara is the 19th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 135.52 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to New Piradhara

New Piradhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for New Piradhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is New Piradhara from other places

New Piradhara lies about 24 km from Bongaigaon, and the nearest railway station is Abhayapuri, about 8.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from New Piradhara
Nearest railway station Abhayapuri 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Srijangram 10 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 15 km
District headquarters Bongaigaon 24 km

Villages closest to New Piradhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srijangram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about New Piradhara

As per the Census of India 2011, New Piradhara village had a population of 2,384. That makes it the 19th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

New Piradhara village has 1,231 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Piradhara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for New Piradhara is 783384. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

New Piradhara covers 135.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

New Piradhara falls under Srijangram tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to New Piradhara is Abhayapuri, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for New Piradhara.

New Piradhara is about 24 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Piradhara is in Srijangram tehsil of Bongaigaon district. Abhayapuri is about 8.2 km away. Srijangram is about 10 km away. Goālpāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piradhara Pt I (under 2 km), Piradhara Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Dumerguri Pt I (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of New Piradhara today is likely to be higher.

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