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About Purandarpur Village

Purandarpur is a large village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,511, made up of 2,270 males and 2,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purandarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742171
Area (hectares) 406.71 hectares
Population 4,511
Male Population 2,270
Female Population 2,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Purandarpur is the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 406.71 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Purandarpur

Purandarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purandarpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Nisadbag Jhaubari, Noapara, Parbbatipur and Patenda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purandarpur village had a population of 4,511. That makes it the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Purandarpur village has 2,270 males and 2,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purandarpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Purandarpur is 742171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purandarpur covers 406.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purandarpur falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purandarpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Purandarpur.

Purandarpur is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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