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About Piashala Village

Piashala is a large village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,213, made up of 1,110 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piashala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piashala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731129
Area (hectares) 476.13 hectares
Population 2,213
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piashala compares

By the 2011 count Piashala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 476.13 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Piashala

Piashala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Piashala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piashala from other places

Piashala lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 14 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 Piashala
Nearest town Siuri 12 km
Nearest railway station Kunuri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 34 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Piashala

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

Common questions about Piashala

As per the Census of India 2011, Piashala village had a population of 2,213. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Piashala village has 1,110 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piashala has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Piashala is 731129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piashala covers 476.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piashala falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Piashala is Kunuri, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Piashala is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piashala is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Siuri is about 12 km away. Kunuri is about 14 km away. Suri II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srikantapur (1.8 km), Muradpur (10 km) and Bidaypur (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Piashala today is likely to be higher.

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