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About Purshasha Village

Purshasha is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 521 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purshasha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purshasha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 189.8 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 521
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purshasha compares

By the 2011 count Purshasha is the 71st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 189.8 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Purshasha

Purshasha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purshasha as Available within 5 - 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 Phulmanipur, Pindrasuli, Pinrasuli and Pirasuli. 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 Purshasha

As per the Census of India 2011, Purshasha village had a population of 970. That makes it the 71st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Purshasha village has 521 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purshasha has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Purshasha is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purshasha covers 189.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purshasha falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purshasha 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 km distance for Purshasha.

Purshasha is in Garbeta 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 Purshasha today is likely to be higher.

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