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About Punchadi Village

Punchadi is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 601 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punchadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punchadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 221.36 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 601
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Punchadi compares

By the 2011 count Punchadi is the 41st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 221.36 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Punchadi

Punchadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punchadi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punchadi from other places

Punchadi lies about 35 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tamna railway station, about 33 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 Punchadi
Tehsil headquarters Hura 16 km
Nearest railway station Tamna railway station 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 35 km

Villages closest to Punchadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hura 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 Punchadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Punchadi village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 41st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Punchadi village has 601 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punchadi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Punchadi is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punchadi covers 221.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Punchadi is Tamna railway station, about 33 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punchadi.

Punchadi is about 35 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punchadi is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. Hura is about 16 km away. Tamna railway station is about 33 km away. Puruliya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagaband (9.8 km), Hura (16 km) and Hura Keshabpur (16 km).

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

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