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About Puruldiha Village

Puruldiha is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 161 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puruldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puruldiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 98.04 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 161
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Puruldiha compares

By the 2011 count Puruldiha is the 132nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 98.04 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Puruldiha

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

How far is Puruldiha from other places

Puruldiha lies about under 2 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Purulia Junction, about 1.6 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 Puruldiha
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I under 2 km
District headquarters Puruliya under 2 km
Nearest railway station Purulia Junction 1.6 km

Villages closest to Puruldiha

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 Puruldiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Puruldiha village had a population of 326. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Puruldiha village has 161 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puruldiha has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

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

Puruldiha covers 98.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puruldiha is Purulia Junction, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puruldiha.

Puruldiha is about under 2 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puruldiha is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Manbazar I is about under 2 km away. Puruliya is about under 2 km away. Purulia Junction is about 1.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamandiha (24 km), Brahmanpara (25 km) and Dhuliapara (25 km).

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

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