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About Pundra Village

Pundra is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 704 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pundra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 235.12 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 704
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Pundra compares

By the 2011 count Pundra is the 31st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 235.12 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Pundra

Pundra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pundra 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 Pargana, Patbanda, Patchhata and Poshulia Chak. 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 Pundra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pundra village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 31st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Pundra village has 704 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundra has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Pundra is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pundra covers 235.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pundra falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pundra 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 Pundra.

Pundra is in Dantan 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 Pundra today is likely to be higher.

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