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About Puranaburudih Village

Puranaburudih is a small village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 12 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranaburudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranaburudih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 177.25 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 12
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puranaburudih compares

By the 2011 count Puranaburudih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 177.25 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Puranaburudih

Puranaburudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puranaburudih as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puranaburudih from other places

Puranaburudih lies about 42 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 9.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Puranaburudih
Nearest railway station Suisa 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 23 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 42 km

Villages closest to Puranaburudih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsha tehsil.

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 Puranaburudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranaburudih village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Puranaburudih village has 12 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranaburudih has about 917 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 Puranaburudih is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranaburudih covers 177.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Puranaburudih is Suisa, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Puranaburudih is about 42 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranaburudih is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Suisa is about 9.6 km away. Arsha is about 23 km away. Balarāmpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandudih (3.3 km), Briddhitanr Alias Bandih (3.7 km) and Burahatu Alias Kashidih (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Puranaburudih today is likely to be higher.

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