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About Purbagaighata Village

Purbagaighata 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 205, made up of 111 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbagaighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbagaighata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721306
Area (hectares) 33.67 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 111
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purbagaighata compares

By the 2011 count Purbagaighata is the 180th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 33.67 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Purbagaighata

Purbagaighata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbagaighata as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Prasadchak, Pratappur, Prithimpur and Purba Shyamsundarpur. 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 Purbagaighata

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbagaighata village had a population of 205. That makes it the 180th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Purbagaighata village has 111 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbagaighata has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Purbagaighata is 721306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbagaighata covers 33.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Purbagaighata 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 - 10 km distance for Purbagaighata.

Purbagaighata 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 Purbagaighata today is likely to be higher.

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