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About Sindri Village

Sindri is a large village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,138, made up of 2,080 males and 2,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 613.1 hectares
Population 4,138
Male Population 2,080
Female Population 2,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sindri compares

By the 2011 count Sindri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 613.1 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sindri

Sindri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sindri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sindri from other places

Sindri lies about 16 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Chas Road, about 2.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sindri
Nearest railway station Chas Road 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagmundi 16 km
District headquarters Puruliya 16 km

Villages closest to Sindri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagmundi tehsil.

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 Sindri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindri village had a population of 4,138. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Sindri village has 2,080 males and 2,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindri has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sindri is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindri covers 613.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sindri falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sindri is Chas Road, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sindri.

Sindri is about 16 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindri is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas Road is about 2.5 km away. Bagmundi is about 16 km away. Puruliya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmundi (29 km), Panra (31 km) and Paramtikar (31 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sindri today is likely to be higher.

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