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About Pukhuria Village

Pukhuria is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 223 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 282.62 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 223
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pukhuria is the 124th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 282.62 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pukhuria as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Phulgeria, Pindra, Pindrabani and Pirragerya. 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 Pukhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhuria village had a population of 424. That makes it the 124th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Pukhuria village has 223 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhuria has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pukhuria is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhuria covers 282.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pukhuria falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pukhuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pukhuria.

Pukhuria is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Pukhuria today is likely to be higher.

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