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About Abjakhali Village

Abjakhali is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,459, made up of 1,250 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abjakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abjakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 114.94 hectares
Population 2,459
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abjakhali compares

By the 2011 count Abjakhali is the 31st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 114.94 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Abjakhali

Abjakhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Abjakhali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Abjakhali from other places

Abjakhali lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 6.9 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 Abjakhali
Nearest railway station Joka 6.9 km
Nearest town Maheshtala 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Abjakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Abjakhali village had a population of 2,459. That makes it the 31st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Abjakhali village has 1,250 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abjakhali has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Abjakhali is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abjakhali covers 114.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Abjakhali falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Abjakhali is Joka, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance for Abjakhali.

Abjakhali is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abjakhali is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 6.9 km away. Maheshtala is about 14 km away. Bishnupur I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Gauripur (under 2 km), Ganeskuribaria (under 2 km) and Gandhabaduli (under 2 km).

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

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