About Puranagram Village

Puranagram is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,924, made up of 984 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranagram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mohammad Bazar
Pincode	731132
Area (hectares)	376.8 hectares
Population	1,924
Male Population	984
Female Population	940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puranagram compares

By the 2011 count Puranagram is the 25th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 376.8 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Puranagram

Puranagram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puranagram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puranagram from other places

Puranagram lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 8.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Puranagram
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	8.6 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohammad Bazar	29 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	29 km

Villages closest to Puranagram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Puranagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranagram village had a population of 1,924. That makes it the 25th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Puranagram village has 984 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranagram has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Puranagram is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranagram covers 376.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puranagram falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Puranagram is Gadadharpur, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Puranagram.

Puranagram is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranagram is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 8.6 km away. Sainthia is about 9.9 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.