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About Pukhuria Village

Pukhuria is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 501 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 271.34 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 501
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pukhuria is the 24th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 271.34 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pukhuria

Pukhuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pukhuria as Available within 10+ 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 Payra Bhari, Phulbani, Pinrrachuni Urf Dhiral and Pitambarpur Urf Chitampur. 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 Pukhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhuria village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 24th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Pukhuria village has 501 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhuria has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pukhuria is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhuria covers 271.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pukhuria falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pukhuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pukhuria.

Pukhuria is in Nayagram 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 Pukhuria today is likely to be higher.

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