About Puchra Village

Puchra is a large village in Barabani tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,814, made up of 1,948 males and 1,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puchra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puchra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Barabani
Pincode	713334
Area (hectares)	811.87 hectares
Population	3,814
Male Population	1,948
Female Population	1,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puchra compares

By the 2011 count Puchra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 811.87 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Puchra

Puchra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puchra as Available within 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 Nuni, Pangachhiya, Paniphala and Panuria. 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.

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Common questions about Puchra

As per the Census of India 2011, Puchra village had a population of 3,814. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Puchra village has 1,948 males and 1,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puchra has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Puchra is 713334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puchra covers 811.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puchra falls under Barabani tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

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

Puchra is in Barabani tehsil of Barddhaman 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.