About Pukharia Village

Pukharia is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 485 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukharia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	235.6 hectares
Population	958
Male Population	485
Female Population	473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pukharia compares

By the 2011 count Pukharia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 235.6 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Pukharia

Pukharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pukharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Pindra, Pindra Kuli, Pindra Sol and Poradiha. 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 Pukharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukharia village had a population of 958. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Pukharia village has 485 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukharia has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Pukharia is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukharia covers 235.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pukharia falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pukharia.

Pukharia is in Jhargram 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.