About Indira Village

Indira is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 558 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731201
Area (hectares)	212.46 hectares
Population	1,070
Male Population	558
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Indira compares

By the 2011 count Indira is the 58th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 212.46 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Indira

Indira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Indira as Available within 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 Harishkopa, Harpalsa, Hatara and Hosenpur. 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 Indira

As per the Census of India 2011, Indira village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 58th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Indira village has 558 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indira has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Indira covers 212.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Indira.

Indira 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.