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About Ponorahar Village

Ponorahar is a mid sized village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 357 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponorahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponorahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 84.75 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 357
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponorahar compares

By the 2011 count Ponorahar is the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 84.75 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 948.

Getting to Ponorahar

Ponorahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponorahar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Muraripur, Nafar, Naldanga and Nawapara. 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 Ponorahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponorahar village had a population of 702. That makes it the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Ponorahar village has 357 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponorahar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ponorahar is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponorahar covers 84.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ponorahar falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ponorahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ponorahar is in Hilli 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 Ponorahar today is likely to be higher.

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