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About Podima Village

Podima is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 583 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podima village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721131
Area (hectares) 90.04 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 583
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podima compares

By the 2011 count Podima is the 49th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 90.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Podima

Podima is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Podima as Available within 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 Paschim Kshirai, Patgere, Phalashpur and Pindrui. 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 Podima

As per the Census of India 2011, Podima village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 49th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Podima village has 583 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podima has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Podima is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podima covers 90.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Podima falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Podima notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Podima.

Podima is in Pingla 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 Podima today is likely to be higher.

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