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About Urmad Village

Urmad is a small village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 156 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urmad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urmad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 144.34 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 156
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urmad compares

By the 2011 count Urmad is the 102nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 144.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 960.

Getting to Urmad

Urmad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Urmad as Available within 10+ 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 Timangda, Tiraldi Alias Goaladi, Ukma and Ulamatu. 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 Urmad

As per the Census of India 2011, Urmad village had a population of 297. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Urmad village has 156 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urmad has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Urmad is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urmad covers 144.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urmad falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Urmad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urmad.

Urmad is in Jhalda II 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 Urmad today is likely to be higher.

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