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About Purbba Radhapur Village

Purbba Radhapur is a large village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,308, made up of 1,715 males and 1,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Radhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Radhapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721425
Area (hectares) 318.36 hectares
Population 3,308
Male Population 1,715
Female Population 1,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Purbba Radhapur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Radhapur is the 11th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 318.36 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Purbba Radhapur

Purbba Radhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purbba Radhapur 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 Purbba Radhapur from other places

Purbba Radhapur lies about 28 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Keshabpur, about 6.3 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 Purbba Radhapur
Nearest railway station Keshabpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 28 km

Villages closest to Purbba Radhapur

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

Common questions about Purbba Radhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Radhapur village had a population of 3,308. That makes it the 11th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Purbba Radhapur village has 1,715 males and 1,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Radhapur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Radhapur is 721425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Radhapur covers 318.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Radhapur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Radhapur is Keshabpur, about 6.3 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 Purbba Radhapur.

Purbba Radhapur is about 28 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Radhapur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Keshabpur is about 6.3 km away. Tamlūk is about 9.3 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (6.0 km), Shyampur (6.3 km) and Aktarpur (7.3 km).

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

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