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About Podda Village

Podda is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 322 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 207.37 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 322
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Podda compares

By the 2011 count Podda is the 77th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 207.37 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 954.

Getting to Podda

Podda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Podda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parulia, Paschim Gamini, Paschim Ramcandrapur and Pathai. 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 Podda

As per the Census of India 2011, Podda village had a population of 614. That makes it the 77th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Podda village has 322 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podda has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Podda is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podda covers 207.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Podda falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Podda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Podda is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum 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 Podda today is likely to be higher.

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