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About Ban Pukhuria Village

Ban Pukhuria is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 101 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Pukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Pukhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 128.33 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 101
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban Pukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Ban Pukhuria is the 131st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 128.33 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ban Pukhuria

Ban Pukhuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ban Pukhuria 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. The nearest villages by name are Bagjabra, Bahadurpur, Baidyanathpur and Balarampur. 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 Ban Pukhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Pukhuria village had a population of 184. That makes it the 131st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Ban Pukhuria village has 101 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Pukhuria has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Ban Pukhuria is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Pukhuria covers 128.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ban Pukhuria falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ban Pukhuria notes the nearest railway station 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 Ban Pukhuria.

Ban Pukhuria is in Khatra 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 Ban Pukhuria today is likely to be higher.

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