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About Buran Village

Buran is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 343 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 70.26 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 343
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buran compares

By the 2011 count Buran is the 91st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 70.26 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Buran

Buran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buran 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhairabdanri, Bhat Bar, Bhubanmangalpur and Braja Kishorpur. 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 Buran

As per the Census of India 2011, Buran village had a population of 652. That makes it the 91st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Buran village has 343 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buran has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Buran is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buran covers 70.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buran falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Buran 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 - 10 km distance for Buran.

Buran is in Potashpur 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 Buran today is likely to be higher.

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