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About Puara Village

Puara is a large village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,900, made up of 2,008 males and 1,892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 658.43 hectares
Population 3,900
Male Population 2,008
Female Population 1,892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puara compares

By the 2011 count Puara is the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 658.43 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Puara

The census records public bus service for Puara 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pattanr, Patuara, Phasko and Pijhati. 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 Puara

As per the Census of India 2011, Puara village had a population of 3,900. That makes it the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Puara village has 2,008 males and 1,892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Puara is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puara covers 658.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puara falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Puara is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Puara today is likely to be higher.

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