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About Purushottampur Village

Purushottampur is a large village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,286 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, 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 Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 320.34 hectares
Population 2,417
Male Population 1,286
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purushottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purushottampur is the 19th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 320.34 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Purushottampur

Purushottampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purushottampur as Available within <5 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 Patna, Phajelpur, Pindrut and Pratap Dighi. 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 Purushottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushottampur village had a population of 2,417. That makes it the 19th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Purushottampur village has 1,286 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushottampur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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

Purushottampur covers 320.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

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

Purushottampur 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 Purushottampur today is likely to be higher.

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