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About Postabera Village

Postabera is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 95 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Postabera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Postabera village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 81.53 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 95
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Postabera compares

By the 2011 count Postabera is the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 81.53 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Postabera

Postabera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Postabera 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patradi, Patub, Pilai and Piprajara. 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 Postabera

As per the Census of India 2011, Postabera village had a population of 198. That makes it the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Postabera village has 95 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Postabera has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Postabera is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Postabera covers 81.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Postabera falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Postabera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Postabera.

Postabera is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Postabera today is likely to be higher.

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