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About Purulia Village

Purulia is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 482 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 213.6 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 482
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Purulia compares

By the 2011 count Purulia is the 64th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 213.6 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purulia

Purulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purulia 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. The nearest villages by name are Patijanara, Patirdang, Petardi and Phulkusma. 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 Purulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Purulia village had a population of 964. That makes it the 64th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Purulia village has 482 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purulia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purulia is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purulia covers 213.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Purulia 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 <5 km distance for Purulia.

Purulia is in Indpur 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 Purulia today is likely to be higher.

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