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About Puipal Village

Puipal is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 660 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puipal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puipal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 224.79 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 660
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puipal compares

By the 2011 count Puipal is the 19th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 224.79 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Puipal

Puipal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puipal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pathardoba, Patharkhamar, Penruabaid and Peripathar. 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 Puipal

As per the Census of India 2011, Puipal village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 19th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Puipal village has 660 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puipal has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Puipal is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puipal covers 224.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puipal falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Puipal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puipal.

Puipal is in Simlapal 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 Puipal today is likely to be higher.

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