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About Pichhala Village

Pichhala is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 298 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pichhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pichhala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 44.65 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 298
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pichhala compares

By the 2011 count Pichhala is the 83rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 44.65 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pichhala

Pichhala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pichhala 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paharpur, Panjarpara, Panthanpara and Paschim Chandipur. 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.

Common questions about Pichhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pichhala village had a population of 590. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Pichhala village has 298 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pichhala has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pichhala is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pichhala covers 44.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pichhala falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pichhala notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pichhala.

Pichhala is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.

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

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