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About Purru Village

Purru 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 873, made up of 446 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purru village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 256.98 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 446
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purru compares

By the 2011 count Purru is the 59th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 256.98 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Purru

Purru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patatiri, Penrra, Petadi and Phatepur. 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 Purru

As per the Census of India 2011, Purru village had a population of 873. That makes it the 59th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Purru village has 446 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purru has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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

Purru covers 256.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Purru 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 - 10 km distance for Purru.

Purru 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 Purru today is likely to be higher.

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