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About Pichasi Village

Pichasi 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 1,614, made up of 848 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pichasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pichasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 479.56 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 848
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pichasi compares

By the 2011 count Pichasi is the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 479.56 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pichasi

Pichasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pichasi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Patamputra, Patatiri, Penrra and Petadi. 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 Pichasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pichasi village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Pichasi village has 848 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pichasi has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Pichasi covers 479.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Pichasi 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 Pichasi today is likely to be higher.

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