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About Podda Village

Podda is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,812, made up of 942 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731244, 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 Rampurhat II
Pincode 731244
Area (hectares) 528.93 hectares
Population 1,812
Male Population 942
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podda compares

By the 2011 count Podda is the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 528.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Podda

Podda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Podda as Available within 10+ 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 Paikpara, Pariharpur, Parkuta and Parun. 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 1,812. That makes it the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Podda village has 942 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Podda is 731244. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podda covers 528.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Podda falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Podda notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Podda.

Podda is in Rampurhat II 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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