About Furfura Village

Furfura is one of the larger villages in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,407, made up of 3,876 males and 3,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Furfura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Furfura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Jangipara
Pincode	712706
Area (hectares)	317.68 hectares
Population	7,407
Male Population	3,876
Female Population	3,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Furfura compares

By the 2011 count Furfura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 317.68 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Furfura

Furfura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Furfura as Available within village. 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 Furfura from other places

Furfura lies about 32 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bargachia, about 9.1 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 Furfura
Tehsil headquarters	Jangipara	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bargachia	9.1 km
Nearest town	Dhulagari	19 km
District headquarters	Hugli	32 km

Villages closest to Furfura

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

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Common questions about Furfura

As per the Census of India 2011, Furfura village had a population of 7,407. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Furfura village has 3,876 males and 3,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Furfura has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Furfura is 712706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Furfura covers 317.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Furfura falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Furfura is Bargachia, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Furfura.

Furfura is about 32 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Furfura is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 6.7 km away. Bargachia is about 9.1 km away. Dhulagari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.