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About Purshuna Village

Purshuna is a mid sized village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 375 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purshuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purshuna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713424
Area (hectares) 110.92 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 375
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purshuna compares

By the 2011 count Purshuna is the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 110.92 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Purshuna

Purshuna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purshuna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Netrakhanda, Palasan, Paschimpara and Pipila. 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 Purshuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Purshuna village had a population of 740. That makes it the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Purshuna village has 375 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purshuna has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Purshuna is 713424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purshuna covers 110.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purshuna falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purshuna 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 village for Purshuna.

Purshuna is in Raina 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 Purshuna today is likely to be higher.

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