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About Inchadih Village

Inchadih is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 302 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Inchadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Inchadih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 339.94 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 302
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Inchadih compares

By the 2011 count Inchadih is the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 339.94 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Inchadih

Inchadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Inchadih as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Inchadih from other places

Inchadih lies about 47 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Latemda, about under 2 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 Inchadih
Nearest railway station Latemda under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balarampur 25 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 47 km

Villages closest to Inchadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balarampur 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 Inchadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Inchadih village had a population of 579. That makes it the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Inchadih village has 302 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Inchadih has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Inchadih is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Inchadih covers 339.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Inchadih falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Inchadih is Latemda, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Inchadih.

Inchadih is about 47 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Inchadih is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Latemda is about under 2 km away. Balarampur is about 25 km away. Balarāmpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (6.2 km), Rugri (6.3 km) and Harat (6.7 km).

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

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