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About Purushottampur Village

Purushottampur is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 404 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushottampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 57.32 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 404
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Purushottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purushottampur is the 95th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 57.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Purushottampur

Purushottampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purushottampur 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 Panch Berya, Pandabbasan, Paramanandapur and Paramhansapur. 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 Purushottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushottampur village had a population of 767. That makes it the 95th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Purushottampur village has 404 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushottampur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Purushottampur is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushottampur covers 57.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purushottampur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purushottampur 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 Purushottampur.

Purushottampur is in Nanda Kumar 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 Purushottampur today is likely to be higher.

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