About Puranda Village

Puranda is a large village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,535, made up of 1,303 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Egra I
Pincode	721448
Area (hectares)	301.82 hectares
Population	2,535
Male Population	1,303
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puranda compares

By the 2011 count Puranda is the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 301.82 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Puranda

Puranda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puranda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naraharipur, Nehalia, Panchrol and Pandua. 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.

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Common questions about Puranda

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranda village had a population of 2,535. That makes it the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Puranda village has 1,303 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranda has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Puranda is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranda covers 301.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Puranda notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Puranda.

Puranda 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.