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About Penrra Village

Penrra is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 584 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penrra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penrra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 285.71 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 584
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penrra compares

By the 2011 count Penrra is the 41st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 285.71 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Penrra

Penrra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Penrra as Available within <5 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 Palkiri, Pandrama, Panrasol and Patamputra. 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 Penrra

As per the Census of India 2011, Penrra village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 41st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Penrra village has 584 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penrra has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Penrra is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penrra covers 285.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Penrra falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Penrra is in Purulia I 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 Penrra today is likely to be higher.

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