About Puara Village

Puara is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 946 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Indpur
Pincode	722136
Area (hectares)	176.11 hectares
Population	1,783
Male Population	946
Female Population	837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puara compares

By the 2011 count Puara is the 15th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 176.11 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Puara

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

Puara lies about 20 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 19 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 Puara
Tehsil headquarters	Indpur	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Chhatna	19 km
District headquarters	Bankura	20 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	20 km

Villages closest to Puara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puara village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 15th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Puara village has 946 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puara has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Puara is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puara covers 176.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puara falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Puara is Chhatna, about 19 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 Puara.

Puara is about 20 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puara is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 4.0 km away. Chhatna is about 19 km away. Bankura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.