About Pichhla Village

Pichhla is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 793 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pichhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pichhla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	88.22 hectares
Population	1,563
Male Population	793
Female Population	770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pichhla compares

By the 2011 count Pichhla is the 86th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 88.22 hectares work out to about 18 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 952.

Getting to Pichhla

Pichhla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pichhla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pichhla from other places

Pichhla lies about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 2.1 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 Pichhla
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	2.1 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	18 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	21 km

Villages closest to Pichhla

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

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Common questions about Pichhla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pichhla village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 86th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Pichhla village has 793 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pichhla has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Pichhla is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pichhla covers 88.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pichhla falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pichhla is Surja Kama, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pichhla.

Pichhla is about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pichhla is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 2.1 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 12 km away. Karandighi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.