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About Pabra Village

Pabra is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 768 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pabra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723155
Area (hectares) 314.04 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 768
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pabra compares

By the 2011 count Pabra is the 44th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 314.04 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pabra

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

Pabra 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 Pabra
Tehsil headquarters Para under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Pabra

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 Pabra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pabra village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 44th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Pabra village has 768 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pabra has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Pabra covers 314.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pabra 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 <5 km distance for Pabra.

Pabra 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.

Pabra is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Para is about under 2 km away. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanpara (under 2 km), Para (under 2 km) and Paranpur (under 2 km).

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

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