About Pukhuria Village

Pukhuria is one of the larger villages in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,550, made up of 11,457 males and 11,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhuria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua II
Pincode	732213
Area (hectares)	846.32 hectares
Population	22,550
Male Population	11,457
Female Population	11,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pukhuria is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 846.32 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pukhuria

Pukhuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pukhuria 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukhuria from other places

Pukhuria lies about 14 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Eklakhi, about 8.8 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 Pukhuria
Nearest railway station	Eklakhi	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua II	14 km
District headquarters	Maldah	14 km
Nearest town	Malda	20 km

Villages closest to Pukhuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratua II 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 Pukhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhuria village had a population of 22,550. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Pukhuria village has 11,457 males and 11,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhuria has about 968 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Pukhuria is 732213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhuria covers 846.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pukhuria falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pukhuria is Eklakhi, about 8.8 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 village for Pukhuria.

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

Pukhuria is in Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. Eklakhi is about 8.8 km away. Ratua II is about 14 km away. Maldah is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.