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About Purushottampur Village

Purushottampur is a mid sized village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 776 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushottampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712148
Area (hectares) 79.66 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 776
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purushottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purushottampur is the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 79.66 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Purushottampur

Purushottampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Purushottampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Minajpur, Naksa, Naldanga and Namajghar. 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 Purushottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushottampur village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Purushottampur village has 776 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushottampur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Purushottampur is 712148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushottampur covers 79.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purushottampur falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Purushottampur.

Purushottampur is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli 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 Purushottampur today is likely to be higher.

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