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About Indrapur Village

Indrapur is one of the larger villages in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,335, made up of 2,748 males and 2,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743371
Area (hectares) 769.83 hectares
Population 5,335
Male Population 2,748
Female Population 2,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Indrapur compares

By the 2011 count Indrapur is the 19th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 769.83 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Indrapur

Indrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Indrapur as Available within 10+ 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 Indrapur from other places

Indrapur lies about 56 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 21 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 Indrapur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 16 km
Nearest railway station Namkhana 21 km
Nearest town Haldia 54 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 56 km

Villages closest to Indrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Indrapur village had a population of 5,335. That makes it the 19th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Indrapur village has 2,748 males and 2,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indrapur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Indrapur is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indrapur covers 769.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Indrapur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Indrapur is Namkhana, about 21 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 km distance for Indrapur.

Indrapur is about 56 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.

Indrapur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 16 km away. Namkhana is about 21 km away. Haldia is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Surendraganj (1.5 km), Buraburir Tat (2.6 km) and Sitarampur (2.6 km).

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

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