About Pabra Village

Pabra is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 922 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pabra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Kashipur
Pincode	723121
Area (hectares)	187.37 hectares
Population	1,772
Male Population	922
Female Population	850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pabra compares

By the 2011 count Pabra is the 21st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 187.37 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Pabra

Pabra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pabra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pabra from other places

Pabra lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, about 5.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pabra
Nearest railway station	Anara	5.6 km
Nearest town	Raghunathpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kashipur	18 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	25 km

Villages closest to Pabra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Pabra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pabra village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 21st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Pabra village has 922 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pabra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Pabra is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pabra covers 187.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pabra falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pabra is Anara, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pabra.

Pabra is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pabra is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about 5.6 km away. Raghunathpur is about 16 km away. Kashipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.