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About Purbanagar Village

Purbanagar is a large village in Ranaghat II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,351 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat II
Pincode 741501
Area (hectares) 142.44 hectares
Population 2,497
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purbanagar compares

By the 2011 count Purbanagar is the 45th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 142.44 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Purbanagar

Purbanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbanagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patuli, Petuapur, Purba Puthkhali and Purba Sambhupur. 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 Purbanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbanagar village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 45th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Purbanagar village has 1,351 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbanagar has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Purbanagar is 741501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbanagar covers 142.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purbanagar falls under Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purbanagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purbanagar.

Purbanagar is in Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia 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 Purbanagar today is likely to be higher.

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