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About Pirdauli Village

Pirdauli is a small village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 190 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirdauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirdauli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 85.38 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 190
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Pirdauli compares

By the 2011 count Pirdauli is the 160th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 85.38 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pirdauli

Pirdauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirdauli 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 Pirdauli from other places

Pirdauli lies about 9.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 8.1 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 Pirdauli
Nearest railway station Hatwar 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 9.2 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 12 km

Villages closest to Pirdauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Pirdauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirdauli village had a population of 347. That makes it the 160th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Pirdauli village has 190 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirdauli has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pirdauli is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirdauli covers 85.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirdauli falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pirdauli is Hatwar, about 8.1 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 Pirdauli.

Pirdauli is about 9.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirdauli is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 8.1 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 9.2 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathura (under 2 km), Puar (under 2 km) and Kumra (under 2 km).

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

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