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About Indkata Village

Indkata is a small village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 239 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 469.93 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 239
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Indkata compares

By the 2011 count Indkata is the 112th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 469.93 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Indkata

Indkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Indkata 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hamirhati, Harishchandrapur, Hikimband and Hurhurjangar. 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.

Common questions about Indkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Indkata village had a population of 472. That makes it the 112th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Indkata village has 239 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indkata has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Indkata is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indkata covers 469.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Indkata falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Indkata notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Indkata.

Indkata is in Sonamukhi 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.

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

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