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About Sindri Village

Sindri is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,957, made up of 2,019 males and 1,938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, 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 Purulia I
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 443.94 hectares
Population 3,957
Male Population 2,019
Female Population 1,938
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 village

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 1,386 residents. Its 443.94 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sindri

Sindri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. 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 Purulia I 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 Purulia I 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 3,957. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Sindri village has 2,019 males and 1,938 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Sindri is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindri covers 443.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sindri falls under Purulia I 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 village.

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 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 Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas Road is about 2.5 km away. Purulia I 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 Sanaijuri (12 km), Suklara (27 km) and Baghudi (29 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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