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About Purba Magurmari Village

Purba Magurmari is one of the larger villages in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,361, made up of 3,841 males and 3,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Magurmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Magurmari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 377.67 hectares
Population 7,361
Male Population 3,841
Female Population 3,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Purba Magurmari compares

By the 2011 count Purba Magurmari is the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 377.67 hectares work out to about 19 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 959.

Getting to Purba Magurmari

Purba Magurmari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba Magurmari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purba Magurmari from other places

Purba Magurmari lies about 14 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Jalpaiguri Road, about 8.9 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 Purba Magurmari
Nearest railway station Jalpaiguri Road 8.9 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 14 km
Nearest town Jalpāiguri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 31 km

Villages closest to Purba Magurmari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhupguri 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 Purba Magurmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Magurmari village had a population of 7,361. That makes it the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Purba Magurmari village has 3,841 males and 3,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Magurmari has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Purba Magurmari is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Magurmari covers 377.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purba Magurmari falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Magurmari is Jalpaiguri Road, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purba Magurmari.

Purba Magurmari is about 14 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Magurmari is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Jalpaiguri Road is about 8.9 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 14 km away. Jalpāiguri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Duramari (under 2 km), Purbba Daukimari (under 2 km) and Paschim Magurmari (under 2 km).

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

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