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About Purulia Village

Purulia is a large village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,000, made up of 1,041 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741223
Area (hectares) 172.22 hectares
Population 2,000
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purulia compares

By the 2011 count Purulia is the 60th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 172.22 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Purulia

Purulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purulia as Available within <5 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 Purulia from other places

Purulia lies about 7.4 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Purbasthali, about 1.5 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 Purulia
Nearest railway station Purbasthali 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakdah 7.4 km
District headquarters Nadia 7.4 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 7.4 km

Villages closest to Purulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purulia village had a population of 2,000. That makes it the 60th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Purulia village has 1,041 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purulia has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Purulia is 741223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purulia covers 172.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purulia falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purulia is Purbasthali, about 1.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purulia.

Purulia is about 7.4 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purulia is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district. Purbasthali is about 1.5 km away. Chakdah is about 7.4 km away. Nadia is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrapur (6.0 km), Chakgobindapur (6.2 km) and Gobindapur (6.2 km).

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

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