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About Purunia Village

Purunia is a mid sized village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 723 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Manteswar
Pincode 713422
Area (hectares) 112.55 hectares
Population 1,433
Male Population 723
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purunia compares

By the 2011 count Purunia is the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 112.55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Purunia

Purunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purunia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Prasadpur, Purbba Balarampur, Purbba Khanpur and Purbba Mitani. 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 Purunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Purunia village had a population of 1,433. That makes it the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Purunia village has 723 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunia has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Purunia is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunia covers 112.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purunia falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purunia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Purunia.

Purunia is in Manteswar 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 Purunia today is likely to be higher.

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