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About Irda Village

Irda is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 476 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 41.35 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 476
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Irda compares

By the 2011 count Irda is the 64th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 41.35 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Irda

Irda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Irda 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 Hari Pur, Harichak, Haripur and Hatiberya. 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 Irda

As per the Census of India 2011, Irda village had a population of 903. That makes it the 64th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Irda village has 476 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irda has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Irda is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irda covers 41.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Irda falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Irda 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 Irda.

Irda is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Irda today is likely to be higher.

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