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About Ayra Village

Ayra is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,520, made up of 1,329 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ayra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ayra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 326.15 hectares
Population 2,520
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ayra compares

By the 2011 count Ayra is the 36th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 326.15 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ayra

Ayra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ayra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ayra from other places

Ayra lies about 36 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 20 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 Ayra
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 6.7 km
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 20 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 36 km

Villages closest to Ayra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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.

Common questions about Ayra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ayra village had a population of 2,520. That makes it the 36th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Ayra village has 1,329 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ayra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ayra is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ayra covers 326.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ayra falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ayra is Rampurhat Junction, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ayra.

Ayra is about 36 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ayra is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 6.7 km away. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isanpur (under 2 km), Eroali (2.6 km) and Mahammadpur (3.3 km).

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

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