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About Tulsi Pukur Village

Tulsi Pukur is a mid sized village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 805 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742184, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tulsi Pukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tulsi Pukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742184
Area (hectares) 36.2 hectares
Population 1,570
Male Population 805
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tulsi Pukur compares

By the 2011 count Tulsi Pukur is the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 36.2 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tulsi Pukur

Tulsi Pukur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tulsi Pukur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tulsi Pukur from other places

Tulsi Pukur lies about 64 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 8.2 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 Tulsi Pukur
Nearest railway station Rajgram 8.2 km
Nearest town Pakur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 64 km

Villages closest to Tulsi Pukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Farakka 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 Tulsi Pukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tulsi Pukur village had a population of 1,570. That makes it the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Tulsi Pukur village has 805 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tulsi Pukur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Tulsi Pukur is 742184. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tulsi Pukur covers 36.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tulsi Pukur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tulsi Pukur is Rajgram, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Tulsi Pukur.

Tulsi Pukur is about 64 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tulsi Pukur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rajgram is about 8.2 km away. Pakur is about 11 km away. Farakka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharatpur (2.9 km), Sri Rampur (4.9 km) and Kalupara (6.4 km).

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

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