About Purushottampur Village

Purushottampur is a large village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,371, made up of 1,206 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721634, 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	Panskura
Pincode	721634
Area (hectares)	152.22 hectares
Population	2,371
Male Population	1,206
Female Population	1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purushottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purushottampur is the 25th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 152.22 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purushottampur

Purushottampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purushottampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Gurtala, Purbba Itara, Purbba Pitpur and Purbba Shuktia. 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 Purushottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushottampur village had a population of 2,371. That makes it the 25th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Purushottampur village has 1,206 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushottampur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purushottampur is 721634. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushottampur covers 152.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Purushottampur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purushottampur.

Purushottampur is in Panskura 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.