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About Purbba Premganj Village

Purbba Premganj is a small village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 13 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Premganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Premganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735218
Area (hectares) 270.4 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 13
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Premganj compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Premganj is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 270.4 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Purbba Premganj

Purbba Premganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purbba Premganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Purbba Premganj from other places

Purbba Premganj lies about 12 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Domohani, about 6.6 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 Purbba Premganj
Nearest railway station Domohani 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 12 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 12 km
Nearest town Maināguri 12 km

Villages closest to Purbba Premganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mal 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 Purbba Premganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Premganj village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Purbba Premganj village has 13 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Premganj has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Premganj is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Premganj covers 270.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purbba Premganj falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Premganj is Domohani, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purbba Premganj.

Purbba Premganj is about 12 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Premganj is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Domohani is about 6.6 km away. Mal is about 12 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Premganj Majhiali (under 2 km), Basusuba (1.8 km) and Purbba Sangapara (2.8 km).

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

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