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About Purbba Gurtala Village

Purbba Gurtala is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 260 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Gurtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Gurtala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721169
Area (hectares) 92.96 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 260
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Purbba Gurtala compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Gurtala is the 181st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 92.96 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purbba Gurtala

Purbba Gurtala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Gurtala 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 Patanda, Pulshita, Purbba Bakulda and Purbba Chilka. 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 Purbba Gurtala

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Gurtala village had a population of 516. That makes it the 181st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Purbba Gurtala village has 260 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Gurtala has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Gurtala is 721169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Gurtala covers 92.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Purbba Gurtala 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 Purbba Gurtala.

Purbba Gurtala 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purbba Gurtala today is likely to be higher.

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