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About Abhaya Village

Abhaya is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 458 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abhaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abhaya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 355.79 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 458
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Abhaya compares

By the 2011 count Abhaya is the 61st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 355.79 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Abhaya

Abhaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Abhaya 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 Abra Dihi, Ahammadpur, Amchura and Amjor. 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 Abhaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Abhaya village had a population of 863. That makes it the 61st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Abhaya village has 458 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abhaya has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Abhaya is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abhaya covers 355.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Abhaya falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Abhaya 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 Abhaya.

Abhaya is in Salbani 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 Abhaya today is likely to be higher.

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