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About Purichak Village

Purichak is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 331 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purichak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 126.79 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 331
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purichak compares

By the 2011 count Purichak is the 133rd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 126.79 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Purichak

Purichak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purichak 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phulgerya, Pithapura, Porakala and Pratappur. 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 Purichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Purichak village had a population of 639. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Purichak village has 331 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purichak has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Purichak is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purichak covers 126.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purichak falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Purichak is in Narayangarh 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 Purichak today is likely to be higher.

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