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About Paprahurum Village

Paprahurum is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 342 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paprahurum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paprahurum village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 219.7 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 342
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paprahurum compares

By the 2011 count Paprahurum is the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 219.7 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Paprahurum

Paprahurum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paprahurum as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ona, Orddana, Palma and Panrri. 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 Paprahurum

As per the Census of India 2011, Paprahurum village had a population of 689. That makes it the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Paprahurum village has 342 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paprahurum has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Paprahurum is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paprahurum covers 219.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paprahurum falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paprahurum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paprahurum.

Paprahurum is in Jhalda I 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 Paprahurum today is likely to be higher.

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