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About Pukhuria Village

Pukhuria is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,748, made up of 1,429 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743445
Area (hectares) 118.98 hectares
Population 2,748
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pukhuria is the 29th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 118.98 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Pukhuria

Pukhuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pukhuria as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukhuria from other places

Pukhuria lies about 38 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Salt Lake Sector V, about 13 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 Pukhuria
Nearest railway station Salt Lake Sector V 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 14 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Pukhuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhuria village had a population of 2,748. That makes it the 29th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Pukhuria village has 1,429 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhuria has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Pukhuria is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhuria covers 118.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pukhuria falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pukhuria is Salt Lake Sector V, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pukhuria.

Pukhuria is about 38 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhuria is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Salt Lake Sector V is about 13 km away. Haroa is about 14 km away. Dam Dam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jampur (4.2 km), Radhanagar Abhirampur (4.2 km) and Harihar Nagar (6.4 km).

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

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