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About Paradih Alias Gurpana Village

Paradih Alias Gurpana is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 70 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paradih Alias Gurpana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paradih Alias Gurpana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 246.05 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 70
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paradih Alias Gurpana compares

By the 2011 count Paradih Alias Gurpana is the 118th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 246.05 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Paradih Alias Gurpana

Paradih Alias Gurpana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paradih Alias Gurpana as Available within 5 - 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 Paradih Alias Gurpana from other places

Paradih Alias Gurpana lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Paradih Alias Gurpana
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bundwan 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Paradih Alias Gurpana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bundwan 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 Paradih Alias Gurpana

As per the Census of India 2011, Paradih Alias Gurpana village had a population of 155. That makes it the 118th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Paradih Alias Gurpana village has 70 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paradih Alias Gurpana has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Paradih Alias Gurpana is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paradih Alias Gurpana covers 246.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paradih Alias Gurpana falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paradih Alias Gurpana is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paradih Alias Gurpana.

Paradih Alias Gurpana is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paradih Alias Gurpana is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Bundwan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aspara (under 2 km), Bara Parasia (under 2 km) and Chhota Parasia (under 2 km).

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

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