About Ikra Village

Ikra is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 431 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731129, 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	Suri II
Pincode	731129
Area (hectares)	240.66 hectares
Population	835
Male Population	431
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ikra compares

By the 2011 count Ikra is the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 240.66 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Ikra

Ikra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ikra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ikra from other places

Ikra lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 8.9 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 Ikra
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Suri II	28 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	28 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	29 km

Villages closest to Ikra

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.

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Common questions about Ikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikra village had a population of 835. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Ikra village has 431 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikra has about 937 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 Ikra is 731129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ikra covers 240.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ikra is Harinsing, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ikra.

Ikra is about 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ikra is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Harinsing is about 8.9 km away. Suri II is about 28 km away. Birbhum is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.