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About Pindkhara Village

Pindkhara is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 499 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pindkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pindkhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 291.56 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 499
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pindkhara compares

By the 2011 count Pindkhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 291.56 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Pindkhara

Pindkhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pindkhara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Petbindhi, Pheko, Phul Beria and Phul Sundari. 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 Pindkhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pindkhara village had a population of 1,024. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Pindkhara village has 499 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindkhara has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Pindkhara is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pindkhara covers 291.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pindkhara falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pindkhara 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 - 10 km distance for Pindkhara.

Pindkhara is in Jhargram 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 Pindkhara today is likely to be higher.

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