About Purunda Village

Purunda is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 865 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan II
Pincode	721445
Area (hectares)	230.29 hectares
Population	1,654
Male Population	865
Female Population	789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purunda compares

By the 2011 count Purunda is the 28th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 230.29 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Purunda

Purunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patpur Chak, Pincha, Pipursai and Punya. 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.

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Common questions about Purunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Purunda village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 28th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Purunda village has 865 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunda has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Purunda is 721445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunda covers 230.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purunda falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purunda 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 village for Purunda.

Purunda is in Dantan 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.