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About Purat Village

Purat is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 373 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.73 hectares hectares.

Purat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 83.73 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 373
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purat compares

By the 2011 count Purat is the 134th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 83.73 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 969.

Getting to Purat

Purat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purat as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Payan, Polba, Popai and Prasadpur. 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 Purat

As per the Census of India 2011, Purat village had a population of 736. That makes it the 134th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Purat village has 373 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purat has about 973 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 969.

Purat covers 83.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purat falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Purat is in Polba Dadpur 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 Purat today is likely to be higher.

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