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About Pukhurkata Village

Pukhurkata is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 329 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhurkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhurkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 120.1 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 329
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Pukhurkata compares

By the 2011 count Pukhurkata is the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 120.1 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pukhurkata

Pukhurkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pukhurkata 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. The nearest villages by name are Pargora, Patkita, Poabad and Popo. 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 Pukhurkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhurkata village had a population of 657. That makes it the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Pukhurkata village has 329 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhurkata has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pukhurkata is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhurkata covers 120.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pukhurkata falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pukhurkata notes the nearest railway station 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 Pukhurkata.

Pukhurkata is in Bundwan 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 Pukhurkata today is likely to be higher.

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