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About Sindri Village

Sindri is a large village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,972, made up of 2,027 males and 1,945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, 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 Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 498.42 hectares
Population 3,972
Male Population 2,027
Female Population 1,945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sindri compares

By the 2011 count Sindri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 498.42 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 35 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Urma Railway Station, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 14 km
Nearest railway station Urma Railway Station 28 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 29 km
District headquarters Puruliya 35 km

Villages closest to Sindri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barabazar 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 3,972. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Sindri village has 2,027 males and 1,945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindri has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sindri is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindri covers 498.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sindri is Urma Railway Station, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Sindri.

Sindri is about 35 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 Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Barabazar is about 14 km away. Urma Railway Station is about 28 km away. Balarāmpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurda (13 km), Barabazar (14 km) and Bamu (16 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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