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About Pukuritola Village

Pukuritola is one of the larger villages in Alipurduar I tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,163, made up of 2,706 males and 2,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukuritola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukuritola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar I
Pincode 736121
Area (hectares) 756.3 hectares
Population 5,163
Male Population 2,706
Female Population 2,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pukuritola compares

By the 2011 count Pukuritola is the 10th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 756.3 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Pukuritola

Pukuritola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pukuritola 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Majherdabri Tea Garden, Paschim Salbari, Paschim Simlabari and Patlakhawa. 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 Pukuritola

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukuritola village had a population of 5,163. That makes it the 10th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Pukuritola village has 2,706 males and 2,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukuritola has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Pukuritola is 736121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukuritola covers 756.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pukuritola falls under Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pukuritola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Pukuritola is in Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Pukuritola today is likely to be higher.

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