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About Hurhuria Village

Hurhuria is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 260 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 191.71 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 260
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hurhuria compares

By the 2011 count Hurhuria is the 95th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 191.71 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hurhuria

Hurhuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hurhuria as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hajichak, Hariatara, Hariharpur and Hemtikri. 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 Hurhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurhuria village had a population of 565. That makes it the 95th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Hurhuria village has 260 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurhuria has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hurhuria is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurhuria covers 191.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hurhuria falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hurhuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hurhuria.

Hurhuria is in Kharagpur 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 Hurhuria today is likely to be higher.

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