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About Purbbaharipur Village

Purbbaharipur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 801 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbbaharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbbaharipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712413
Area (hectares) 203.15 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 801
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Purbbaharipur compares

By the 2011 count Purbbaharipur is the 58th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 203.15 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purbbaharipur

Purbbaharipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purbbaharipur 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 Purbbaharipur from other places

Purbbaharipur lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Porabazar, about 7.7 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 Purbbaharipur
Nearest railway station Porabazar 7.7 km
Nearest town Chandannagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Purbbaharipur

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

Common questions about Purbbaharipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbbaharipur village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 58th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Purbbaharipur village has 801 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbbaharipur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purbbaharipur is 712413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbbaharipur covers 203.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbbaharipur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbbaharipur is Porabazar, about 7.7 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 Purbbaharipur.

Purbbaharipur is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbbaharipur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 7.7 km away. Chandannagar is about 16 km away. Arambag is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshabpur (4.8 km), Banamalipur (6.8 km) and Dihi Bagnan (9.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purbbaharipur today is likely to be higher.

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