About Popara Village

Popara 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 1,315, made up of 697 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Popara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Popara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat II
Pincode	731233
Area (hectares)	178.18 hectares
Population	1,315
Male Population	697
Female Population	618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Popara compares

By the 2011 count Popara is the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 178.18 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Popara

Popara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Popara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Popara from other places

Popara lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Popara
Nearest railway station	Adalpahari	12 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat II	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	15 km

Villages closest to Popara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Popara

As per the Census of India 2011, Popara village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Popara village has 697 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Popara has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Popara is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Popara covers 178.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Popara is Adalpahari, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Popara.

Popara is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Popara is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Rampurhat II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.