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About Podda Village

Podda is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 637 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 152.57 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 637
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podda compares

By the 2011 count Podda is the 77th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 152.57 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, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Podda

Podda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Podda as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Palasi, Palsanda, Parulia and Pathai. 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 Podda

As per the Census of India 2011, Podda village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 77th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Podda village has 637 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podda has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Podda covers 152.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Podda 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 km distance for Podda.

Podda is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Podda today is likely to be higher.

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