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About Punshur Village

Punshur is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 547 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punshur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punshur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 722201
Area (hectares) 145.85 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 547
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punshur compares

By the 2011 count Punshur is the 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 145.85 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Punshur

Punshur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punshur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Onari, Padua, Palashdanga and Pitambarpur. 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 Punshur

As per the Census of India 2011, Punshur village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Punshur village has 547 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punshur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Punshur is 722201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punshur covers 145.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punshur falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punshur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Punshur.

Punshur is in Khandaghosh 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 Punshur today is likely to be higher.

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