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About Purbator Village

Purbator is a small village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 73 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbator Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbator village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 257.45 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 73
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbator compares

By the 2011 count Purbator is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 257.45 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 947.

Getting to Purbator

Purbator is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbator as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Natshala, Pairasol, Palashi and Parbatipur. 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 Purbator

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbator village had a population of 134. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Purbator village has 73 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbator has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Purbator is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbator covers 257.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purbator falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purbator 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 - 10 km distance for Purbator.

Purbator is in Mejhia 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 Purbator today is likely to be higher.

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