About Genrua Village

Genrua is one of the larger villages in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,454, made up of 3,402 males and 3,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Genrua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Genrua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Balarampur
Pincode	723143
Area (hectares)	794.4 hectares
Population	6,454
Male Population	3,402
Female Population	3,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Genrua compares

By the 2011 count Genrua is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 794.4 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Genrua

Genrua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Genrua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Genrua from other places

Genrua lies about 54 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 11 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 Genrua
Nearest town	Mango	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Salgajhari	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	27 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	54 km

Villages closest to Genrua

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

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Common questions about Genrua

As per the Census of India 2011, Genrua village had a population of 6,454. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Genrua village has 3,402 males and 3,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Genrua has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Genrua is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Genrua covers 794.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Genrua falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Genrua is Salgajhari, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Genrua is about 54 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Genrua is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Mango is about 4.9 km away. Salgajhari is about 11 km away. Balarampur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.