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About Irkona Village

Irkona is a large village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,085, made up of 1,057 males and 1,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irkona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713428
Area (hectares) 421.35 hectares
Population 2,085
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 1,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Irkona compares

By the 2011 count Irkona is the 26th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 421.35 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 973.

Getting to Irkona

Irkona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Irkona 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. The nearest villages by name are Gohagram, Gomai, Gopalpur and Gopdal. 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 Irkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Irkona village had a population of 2,085. That makes it the 26th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Irkona village has 1,057 males and 1,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irkona has about 973 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Irkona is 713428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irkona covers 421.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irkona falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Irkona notes the nearest railway station 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 Irkona.

Irkona is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Irkona today is likely to be higher.

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