About Ikra Village

Ikra is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 622 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731201
Area (hectares)	230.77 hectares
Population	1,231
Male Population	622
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ikra compares

By the 2011 count Ikra is the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 230.77 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ikra

Ikra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ikra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Harisara, Harishkopa, Harpalsa and Hatara. 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.

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Common questions about Ikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikra village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Ikra village has 622 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikra has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ikra is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ikra covers 230.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ikra falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ikra 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ikra.

Ikra is in Sainthia 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.