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About Piajpokhar Village

Piajpokhar is a mid sized village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 618 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piajpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piajpokhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 125.85 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 618
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piajpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Piajpokhar is the 67th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 125.85 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Piajpokhar

Piajpokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piajpokhar as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Jibhakata, Paschim Mokarandapur, Patikabandha and Pawakhali. 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 Piajpokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Piajpokhar village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 67th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Piajpokhar village has 618 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piajpokhar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Piajpokhar is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piajpokhar covers 125.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piajpokhar falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Piajpokhar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Piajpokhar.

Piajpokhar is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Piajpokhar today is likely to be higher.

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