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About Hurra Village

Hurra is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 251 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723155
Area (hectares) 81.36 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 251
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurra compares

By the 2011 count Hurra is the 94th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 81.36 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hurra

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

Hurra lies about 30 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 20 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 Hurra
Nearest railway station Indrabil 20 km
Nearest town Adra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 28 km
District headquarters Puruliya 30 km

Villages closest to Hurra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Para 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 Hurra

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurra village had a population of 502. That makes it the 94th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Hurra village has 251 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hurra is 723155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurra covers 81.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hurra falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hurra is Indrabil, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Hurra.

Hurra is about 30 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurra is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Indrabil is about 20 km away. Adra is about 22 km away. Para is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalka (7.3 km), Rampur (22 km) and Anara (23 km).

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

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