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About Buripala Village

Buripala is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 158 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buripala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buripala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 77.23 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 158
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Buripala compares

By the 2011 count Buripala is the 184th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 77.23 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Buripala

Buripala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Buripala 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 Biridanga, Birkar, Bishnupur and Brindabanpur. 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 Buripala

As per the Census of India 2011, Buripala village had a population of 325. That makes it the 184th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Buripala village has 158 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buripala has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Buripala is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buripala covers 77.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buripala falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Buripala 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 Buripala.

Buripala is in Salbani 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 Buripala today is likely to be higher.

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