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About Purshuri Village

Purshuri is a large village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,550, made up of 1,291 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purshuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purshuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721222
Area (hectares) 457.46 hectares
Population 2,550
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purshuri compares

By the 2011 count Purshuri is the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 457.46 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Purshuri

Purshuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purshuri 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parulya, Pathra, Patlapur and Phulchak. 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 Purshuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Purshuri village had a population of 2,550. That makes it the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Purshuri village has 1,291 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purshuri has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Purshuri is 721222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purshuri covers 457.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purshuri falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purshuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Purshuri.

Purshuri is in Chandrakona I 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 Purshuri today is likely to be higher.

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