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About Popra Village

Popra is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 871 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Popra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Popra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732141
Area (hectares) 84.43 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 871
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Popra compares

By the 2011 count Popra is the 23rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 84.43 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Popra

Popra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Popra as Available within <5 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 Paschim Banjhapara, Patamari, Pathar Madhaipur and Pathar Uzrang. 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 Popra

As per the Census of India 2011, Popra village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Popra village has 871 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Popra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Popra is 732141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Popra covers 84.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Popra falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Popra.

Popra is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah 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 Popra today is likely to be higher.

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