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About Ahira Village

Ahira is a mid sized village in Memari II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 554 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari II
Pincode 713422
Area (hectares) 197.47 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 554
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahira compares

By the 2011 count Ahira is the 38th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 197.47 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 960.

Getting to Ahira

Ahira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ahira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akalia, Ashapur, Baje Rasulpur and Bamunia. 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 Ahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahira village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 38th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Ahira village has 554 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahira 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Ahira is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahira covers 197.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ahira falls under Memari II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ahira notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Ahira.

Ahira is in Memari 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 Ahira today is likely to be higher.

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