About Liya Village

Liya is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 357 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Liya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Liya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Kashipur
Pincode	723132
Area (hectares)	297.85 hectares
Population	755
Male Population	357
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Liya compares

By the 2011 count Liya is the 85th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 297.85 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Liya

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

How far is Liya from other places

Liya lies about under 2 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Purulia Junction, about 1.6 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 Liya
District headquarters	Puruliya	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Purulia Junction	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kashipur	33 km

Villages closest to Liya

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

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Common questions about Liya

As per the Census of India 2011, Liya village had a population of 755. That makes it the 85th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Liya village has 357 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Liya has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Liya is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Liya covers 297.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Liya falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Liya is Purulia Junction, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Liya.

Liya is about under 2 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Liya is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Puruliya is about under 2 km away. Purulia Junction is about 1.6 km away. Kashipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.