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About Podpara Village

Podpara is a small village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 246 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 54.4 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 246
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Podpara compares

By the 2011 count Podpara is the 193rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 54.4 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Podpara

Podpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Podpara 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. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Gopinathpur, Paschim Kalikapur, Paschim Keshabpur and Paschim Narayanpur. 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 Podpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Podpara village had a population of 444. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Podpara village has 246 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podpara has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Podpara is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podpara covers 54.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Podpara falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Podpara notes the nearest railway station 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 Podpara.

Podpara is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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 Podpara today is likely to be higher.

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