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About Irda Village

Irda is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 615 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, 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 Potashpur I
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 224.38 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 615
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Irda compares

By the 2011 count Irda is the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 224.38 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 951.

Getting to Irda

Irda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Irda 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 Goyalda, Hajipur, Haridaspur and Hati Bandh. 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 1,145. That makes it the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Irda village has 615 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irda has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Irda is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irda covers 224.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irda falls under Potashpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Irda.

Irda is in Potashpur 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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