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About Purandargar Village

Purandargar is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 672 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purandargar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purandargar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713406
Area (hectares) 269.66 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 672
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purandargar compares

By the 2011 count Purandargar is the 41st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 269.66 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Purandargar

Purandargar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Purandargar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nurkona, Paraj, Pardaha and Patihar. 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 Purandargar

As per the Census of India 2011, Purandargar village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 41st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Purandargar village has 672 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purandargar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Purandargar is 713406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purandargar covers 269.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purandargar falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purandargar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Purandargar is in Galsi I 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purandargar today is likely to be higher.

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