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About Purandihi Village

Purandihi is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 13 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purandihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purandihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 49.41 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 13
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,769
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 Purandihi compares

By the 2011 count Purandihi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 49.41 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Purandihi

Purandihi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purandihi 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 Peri Pathar, Phulhari, Pirra Bakra and Pita Dungri. 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 Purandihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Purandihi village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Purandihi village has 13 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purandihi has about 1769 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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

Purandihi covers 49.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purandihi falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purandihi 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 Purandihi.

Purandihi 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 Purandihi today is likely to be higher.

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