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About Pera Village

Pera is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 420 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pera village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 77.74 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 420
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pera compares

By the 2011 count Pera is the 58th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 77.74 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Pera

The census records public bus service for Pera as Available within 10+ 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 Nayit, Palsa, Paniara and Panpur. 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 Pera

As per the Census of India 2011, Pera village had a population of 812. That makes it the 58th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Pera village has 420 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pera has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Pera is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pera covers 77.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pera falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pera.

Pera is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum 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 Pera today is likely to be higher.

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