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About Purpaldihi Village

Purpaldihi is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 124 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purpaldihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purpaldihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 44.33 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 124
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purpaldihi compares

By the 2011 count Purpaldihi is the 186th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 44.33 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Purpaldihi

Purpaldihi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purpaldihi 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pashoa, Patharghata, Phulur and Purba Siur. 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 Purpaldihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Purpaldihi village had a population of 235. That makes it the 186th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Purpaldihi village has 124 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purpaldihi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Purpaldihi is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purpaldihi covers 44.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purpaldihi falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purpaldihi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Purpaldihi.

Purpaldihi is in Sainthia 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 Purpaldihi today is likely to be higher.

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