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About Purul Village

Purul is a large village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,058 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721131
Area (hectares) 170.84 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purul compares

By the 2011 count Purul is the 34th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 170.84 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purul

Purul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purul 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Gopalpur, Purbba Gurtala, Purbba Itara and Purbba Pitpur. 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 Purul

As per the Census of India 2011, Purul village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 34th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Purul village has 1,058 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purul has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purul is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purul covers 170.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Purul notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Purul.

Purul 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 Purul today is likely to be higher.

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