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About Bara Pukhuria Village

Bara Pukhuria is a small village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 232 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Pukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Pukhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722202
Area (hectares) 129.56 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 232
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Pukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Bara Pukhuria is the 118th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 129.56 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 945.

Getting to Bara Pukhuria

Bara Pukhuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Pukhuria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bamandihi, Bandarkoda, Bankurardanga and Banshol. 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 Bara Pukhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Pukhuria village had a population of 438. That makes it the 118th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Bara Pukhuria village has 232 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Pukhuria has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bara Pukhuria is 722202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Pukhuria covers 129.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Pukhuria falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Pukhuria 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 village for Bara Pukhuria.

Bara Pukhuria is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura 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 Bara Pukhuria today is likely to be higher.

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