About Paschim Bhurkundi Village

Paschim Bhurkundi is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 230 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Bhurkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Bhurkundi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721145
Area (hectares)	140.94 hectares
Population	450
Male Population	230
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Bhurkundi compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Bhurkundi is the 119th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 140.94 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 983.

Getting to Paschim Bhurkundi

Paschim Bhurkundi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paschim Bhurkundi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paschim Bhurkundi from other places

Paschim Bhurkundi lies about 26 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Hijli, about 8.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paschim Bhurkundi
Nearest railway station	Hijli	8.6 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur I	26 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	26 km

Villages closest to Paschim Bhurkundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur I tehsil.

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 Paschim Bhurkundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Bhurkundi village had a population of 450. That makes it the 119th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Paschim Bhurkundi village has 230 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Bhurkundi has about 957 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 983.

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

Paschim Bhurkundi covers 140.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim Bhurkundi is Hijli, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Paschim Bhurkundi.

Paschim Bhurkundi is about 26 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Bhurkundi is in Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Hijli is about 8.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Kharagpur I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbabhurkundi (under 2 km), Talbagicha Urf Kuchalbari (7.2 km) and Kismat Kantashol Urf Charkabani (9.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paschim Bhurkundi today is likely to be higher.