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About Ghol Pukurya Village

Ghol Pukurya is one of the larger villages in Nandigram II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,053, made up of 3,629 males and 3,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghol Pukurya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghol Pukurya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram II
Pincode 721650
Area (hectares) 655.19 hectares
Population 7,053
Male Population 3,629
Female Population 3,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghol Pukurya compares

By the 2011 count Ghol Pukurya is the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents. Its 655.19 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ghol Pukurya

Ghol Pukurya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghol Pukurya 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bheturya, Birulia, Chironjibpur and Dakhin Kiyakhali. 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 Ghol Pukurya

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghol Pukurya village had a population of 7,053. That makes it the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents.

Ghol Pukurya village has 3,629 males and 3,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghol Pukurya has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ghol Pukurya is 721650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghol Pukurya covers 655.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghol Pukurya falls under Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghol Pukurya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Ghol Pukurya.

Ghol Pukurya is in Nandigram II 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 Ghol Pukurya today is likely to be higher.

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