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About Purihasa Village

Purihasa is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 313 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purihasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purihasa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 227.27 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 313
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
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 Purihasa compares

By the 2011 count Purihasa is the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 227.27 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Purihasa

Purihasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purihasa 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 Patpur, Pattoria, Pirradih and Pratappur. 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 Purihasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Purihasa village had a population of 660. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Purihasa village has 313 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purihasa has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Purihasa is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purihasa covers 227.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purihasa falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purihasa 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 Purihasa.

Purihasa is in Barabazar 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 Purihasa today is likely to be higher.

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