About Purushottampur Village

Purushottampur is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,471, made up of 752 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushottampur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Daspur I
Pincode	721232
Area (hectares)	91.05 hectares
Population	1,471
Male Population	752
Female Population	719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purushottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purushottampur is the 51st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 91.05 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Purushottampur

Purushottampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purushottampur 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 Panchberya, Parbatipur, Patla and Poshtanka. 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 Purushottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushottampur village had a population of 1,471. That makes it the 51st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Purushottampur village has 752 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushottampur has about 956 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Purushottampur is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushottampur covers 91.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purushottampur falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purushottampur 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 Purushottampur.

Purushottampur is in Daspur 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.