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About Indra Village

Indra is a mid sized village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 608 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721242
Area (hectares) 45.73 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 608
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Indra compares

By the 2011 count Indra is the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 45.73 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Indra

Indra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Indra 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. The nearest villages by name are Harinarayanpur, Hatpukur, Hematpur and Hijli. 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 Indra

As per the Census of India 2011, Indra village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Indra village has 608 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indra has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Indra is 721242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indra covers 45.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Indra falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Indra 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 km distance for Indra.

Indra is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Indra today is likely to be higher.

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