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About Pusti Village

Pusti is a large village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,374, made up of 1,213 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 304.5 hectares
Population 2,374
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pusti compares

By the 2011 count Pusti is the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 304.5 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Pusti

Pusti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pusti 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patub, Pilai, Piprajara and Pokharia. 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 Pusti

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusti village had a population of 2,374. That makes it the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Pusti village has 1,213 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusti has about 957 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 959.

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

Pusti covers 304.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Pusti notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Pusti.

Pusti 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 Pusti today is likely to be higher.

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