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About Purusottampur Village

Purusottampur is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 434 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purusottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purusottampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722154
Area (hectares) 86.5 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 434
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Purusottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purusottampur is the 67th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 86.5 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Purusottampur

Purusottampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purusottampur 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 Pankhai, Parashe, Parsal and Paschim Karakbere. 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 Purusottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purusottampur village had a population of 852. That makes it the 67th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Purusottampur village has 434 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purusottampur has about 963 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Purusottampur is 722154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purusottampur covers 86.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purusottampur falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purusottampur 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 Purusottampur.

Purusottampur is in Jaypur 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 Purusottampur today is likely to be higher.

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