About Elora Village

Elora is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,504, made up of 766 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Hirbandh
Pincode	722171
Area (hectares)	262.23 hectares
Population	1,504
Male Population	766
Female Population	738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Elora compares

By the 2011 count Elora is the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 262.23 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Elora

Elora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Elora as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elora from other places

Elora lies about 35 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 29 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 Elora
Tehsil headquarters	Hirbandh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jhantipahari	29 km
District headquarters	Bankura	35 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	35 km

Villages closest to Elora

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

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Common questions about Elora

As per the Census of India 2011, Elora village had a population of 1,504. That makes it the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Elora village has 766 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elora has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Elora is 722171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elora covers 262.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elora falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Elora is Jhantipahari, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Elora.

Elora is about 35 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elora is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. Hirbandh is about 11 km away. Jhantipahari is about 29 km away. Bankura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.