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About Brahmanpara Village

Brahmanpara is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 70 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brahmanpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahmanpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 18.28 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 70
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Brahmanpara compares

By the 2011 count Brahmanpara is the 184th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 18.28 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Brahmanpara

Brahmanpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Brahmanpara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Brahmanpara from other places

Brahmanpara lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Brahmanpara
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Brahmanpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar I 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 Brahmanpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahmanpara village had a population of 144. That makes it the 184th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Brahmanpara village has 70 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brahmanpara has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Brahmanpara is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brahmanpara covers 18.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Brahmanpara falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Brahmanpara is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Brahmanpara.

Brahmanpara is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brahmanpara is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Manbazar I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuliapara (under 2 km), Goalapara (under 2 km) and Kahalpara (under 2 km).

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

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