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About Purulia Village

Purulia is a small village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 252 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 49.34 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 252
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purulia compares

By the 2011 count Purulia is the 112th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 49.34 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Purulia

Purulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purulia as Available within 5 - 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 Paschim Jali, Payrachali, Pitambarpur and Purba Amarshi. 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 Purulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Purulia village had a population of 472. That makes it the 112th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Purulia village has 252 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purulia has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Purulia is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purulia covers 49.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purulia falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purulia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purulia.

Purulia is in Potashpur I 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 Purulia today is likely to be higher.

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