About Poshda Village

Poshda is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 767 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poshda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poshda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Raipur
Pincode	722134
Area (hectares)	439.32 hectares
Population	1,475
Male Population	767
Female Population	708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poshda compares

By the 2011 count Poshda is the 25th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 439.32 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Poshda

Poshda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Poshda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Penchakola, Phulberia, Phulkusma and Phutiberya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Poshda

As per the Census of India 2011, Poshda village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 25th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Poshda village has 767 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poshda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Poshda is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poshda covers 439.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poshda falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Poshda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Poshda is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.