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About Deshra Village

Deshra is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 552 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deshra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deshra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 366.38 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 552
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Deshra compares

By the 2011 count Deshra is the 47th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 366.38 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 977.

Getting to Deshra

Deshra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deshra 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 Chorgali, Daldali, Dandudi and Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara. 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 Deshra

As per the Census of India 2011, Deshra village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 47th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Deshra village has 552 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deshra has about 987 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Deshra is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deshra covers 366.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deshra falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Deshra 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 Deshra.

Deshra is in Hura 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 Deshra today is likely to be higher.

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