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About Purushotampur Village

Purushotampur is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 280 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushotampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushotampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 107.49 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 280
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
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 Purushotampur compares

By the 2011 count Purushotampur is the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 107.49 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Purushotampur

Purushotampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purushotampur 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 Nehalia, Panchrol, Pandua and Panisalia. 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 Purushotampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushotampur village had a population of 583. That makes it the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Purushotampur village has 280 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushotampur has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Purushotampur is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushotampur covers 107.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purushotampur falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purushotampur 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 Purushotampur.

Purushotampur is in Egra 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 Purushotampur today is likely to be higher.

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