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About Aikola Village

Aikola is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 161 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aikola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aikola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 35.75 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 161
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aikola compares

By the 2011 count Aikola is the 281st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 35.75 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Aikola

Aikola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aikola as Available within village. 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 Aikola from other places

Aikola lies about 43 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kolaghat, about 1.9 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 Aikola
Nearest railway station Kolaghat 1.9 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Debra 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 43 km

Villages closest to Aikola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aikola village had a population of 323. That makes it the 281st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Aikola village has 161 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aikola has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Aikola is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aikola covers 35.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aikola falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aikola is Kolaghat, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aikola.

Aikola is about 43 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aikola is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kolaghat is about 1.9 km away. Tamlūk is about 18 km away. Debra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jot Ankur (8.0 km), Jot Kanu (8.0 km) and Jot Suja (8.0 km).

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

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