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About Purdaha Village

Purdaha is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 597 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purdaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purdaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 279.09 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 597
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purdaha compares

By the 2011 count Purdaha is the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 279.09 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Purdaha

Purdaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purdaha as Available within 5 - 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 Phulberya, Pinrra, Pitidiri and Poradi. 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 Purdaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Purdaha village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Purdaha village has 597 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purdaha has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Purdaha covers 279.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purdaha falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Purdaha is in Manbazar 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 Purdaha today is likely to be higher.

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