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About Puapur Village

Puapur is a mid sized village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 663 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 207.28 hectares
Population 1,290
Male Population 663
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puapur compares

By the 2011 count Puapur is the 18th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 207.28 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Puapur

Puapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paharudi, Par Beliya, Parbbatpur and Pathardiha. 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 Puapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puapur village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 18th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Puapur village has 663 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puapur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Puapur is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puapur covers 207.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puapur falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Puapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Puapur is in Neturia 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 Puapur today is likely to be higher.

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