About Hurara Village

Hurara is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 474 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Raghunathpur I
Pincode	723145
Area (hectares)	254.43 hectares
Population	896
Male Population	474
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
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 Hurara compares

By the 2011 count Hurara is the 41st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 254.43 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 935.

Getting to Hurara

Hurara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hurara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hurara from other places

Hurara lies about 30 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 20 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 Hurara
Nearest railway station	Indrabil	20 km
Nearest town	Adra	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathpur I	30 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	30 km

Villages closest to Hurara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathpur I 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 Hurara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurara village had a population of 896. That makes it the 41st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Hurara village has 474 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurara has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Hurara is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurara covers 254.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hurara falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hurara is Indrabil, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hurara.

Hurara is about 30 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurara is in Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district. Indrabil is about 20 km away. Adra is about 22 km away. Raghunathpur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.