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About Gengra Village

Gengra is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,181, made up of 1,151 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gengra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gengra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723103
Area (hectares) 398.21 hectares
Population 2,181
Male Population 1,151
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gengra compares

By the 2011 count Gengra is the 27th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 398.21 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 963.

Getting to Gengra

Gengra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gengra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhunari, Dhurahi, Dubcharka and Dubrajpur. 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 Gengra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gengra village had a population of 2,181. That makes it the 27th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Gengra village has 1,151 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gengra has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gengra is 723103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gengra covers 398.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gengra falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gengra 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 village for Gengra.

Gengra is in Purulia II 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 Gengra today is likely to be higher.

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