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About Purba Bansgaon Village

Purba Bansgaon is a large village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,859, made up of 1,941 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Bansgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Bansgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 631.32 hectares
Population 3,859
Male Population 1,941
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Purba Bansgaon compares

By the 2011 count Purba Bansgaon is the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 631.32 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 993.

Getting to Purba Bansgaon

Purba Bansgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purba Bansgaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Bansgaon Kismat, Paschim Banshgaon, Paschim Madati and Pathar Hirhira. 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 Purba Bansgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Bansgaon village had a population of 3,859. That makes it the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Purba Bansgaon village has 1,941 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Bansgaon has about 988 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Purba Bansgaon is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Bansgaon covers 631.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purba Bansgaon falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purba Bansgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Purba Bansgaon.

Purba Bansgaon is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Purba Bansgaon today is likely to be higher.

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