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About Potapukhuria Village

Potapukhuria is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 201 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potapukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potapukhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 46.13 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 201
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Potapukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Potapukhuria is the 154th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 46.13 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Potapukhuria

Potapukhuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potapukhuria 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pateshwarpur, Pather Ghata, Payrachali and Payradwip. 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 Potapukhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Potapukhuria village had a population of 384. That makes it the 154th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Potapukhuria village has 201 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potapukhuria has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Potapukhuria is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potapukhuria covers 46.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potapukhuria falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Potapukhuria 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 km distance for Potapukhuria.

Potapukhuria is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Potapukhuria today is likely to be higher.

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