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About Indrua Village

Indrua is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 238 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indrua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indrua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 238
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Indrua compares

By the 2011 count Indrua is the 50th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Indrua

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

How far is Indrua from other places

Indrua lies about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 14 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 Indrua
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 14 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 22 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Indrua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon 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 Indrua

As per the Census of India 2011, Indrua village had a population of 513. That makes it the 50th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Indrua village has 238 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indrua has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Indrua is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indrua covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Indrua falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Indrua is Lotapahar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Indrua.

Indrua is about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indrua is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 17 km away. Bandgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendana (under 2 km), Kansora (under 2 km) and Konkua (1.6 km).

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

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