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About Pirojpur Village

Pirojpur is a small village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 118 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirojpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 97.72 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 118
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirojpur compares

By the 2011 count Pirojpur is the 106th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 97.72 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Pirojpur

Pirojpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirojpur as Available within 5 - 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 Pirojpur from other places

Pirojpur lies about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 14 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 Pirojpur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 51 km

Villages closest to Pirojpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirojpur village had a population of 231. That makes it the 106th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Pirojpur village has 118 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirojpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Pirojpur is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirojpur covers 97.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirojpur falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pirojpur is Milangarh, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pirojpur.

Pirojpur is about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirojpur is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Hemtabad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garura (under 2 km), Harinarayanpur (6.5 km) and Simla (6.8 km).

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

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