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About Puria Village

Puria is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 269 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 83.46 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 269
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puria compares

By the 2011 count Puria is the 91st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 83.46 hectares work out to about 6.4 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 954.

Getting to Puria

Puria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puria as Available within 5 - 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 Panjarpara, Panthanpara, Paschim Chandipur and Patara. 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 Puria

As per the Census of India 2011, Puria village had a population of 531. That makes it the 91st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Puria village has 269 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puria has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Puria is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puria covers 83.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puria falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Puria is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Puria today is likely to be higher.

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