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About Pakhuria Village

Pakhuria is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 973 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 694.7 hectares
Population 1,929
Male Population 973
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Pakhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakhuria is the 24th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 694.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Pakhuria

Pakhuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakhuria 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 Nadiha, Nawadi, Nimdiha and Nishchintapur. 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 Pakhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhuria village had a population of 1,929. That makes it the 24th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Pakhuria village has 973 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhuria has about 983 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 Pakhuria is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhuria covers 694.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Pakhuria 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 Pakhuria.

Pakhuria 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 Pakhuria today is likely to be higher.

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