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About Puriha Village

Puriha is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 487 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puriha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puriha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 81.13 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 487
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puriha compares

By the 2011 count Puriha is the 73rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 81.13 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Puriha

The census records public bus service for Puriha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Padua, Palashdanga, Pitambarpur and Punia. 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 Puriha

As per the Census of India 2011, Puriha village had a population of 930. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Puriha village has 487 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puriha has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Puriha is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puriha covers 81.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puriha.

Puriha 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 Puriha today is likely to be higher.

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