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About Pirma Village

Pirma is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 533 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723155
Area (hectares) 187.69 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 533
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirma compares

By the 2011 count Pirma is the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 187.69 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pirma

Pirma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirma 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. The nearest villages by name are Pareshya, Pathakdi, Patpur and Phusrabaid. 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 Pirma

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirma village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Pirma village has 533 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirma has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Pirma covers 187.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Pirma notes the nearest railway station 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 Pirma.

Pirma is in Para 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 Pirma today is likely to be higher.

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