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About Punrapara Village

Punrapara is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,234, made up of 1,127 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punrapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punrapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742201
Area (hectares) 138.3 hectares
Population 2,234
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punrapara compares

By the 2011 count Punrapara is the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 138.3 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Punrapara

Punrapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punrapara as Available within village. 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 Punrapara from other places

Punrapara lies about 47 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.3 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 Punrapara
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 28 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 47 km

Villages closest to Punrapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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 Punrapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Punrapara village had a population of 2,234. That makes it the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Punrapara village has 1,127 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punrapara has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Punrapara is 742201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punrapara covers 138.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punrapara falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Punrapara is Swadinpur, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance for Punrapara.

Punrapara is about 47 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punrapara is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 2.3 km away. Rampur Hat is about 4.7 km away. Khargram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasorpara (3.0 km), Gurulia (3.7 km) and Pathai (3.8 km).

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

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