About Pabra Village

Pabra is a large village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,162 males and 981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, 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	Raghunathpur II
Pincode	723133
Area (hectares)	677.49 hectares
Population	2,143
Male Population	1,162
Female Population	981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pabra compares

By the 2011 count Pabra is the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 677.49 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 960.

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 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. 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 Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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	Rukni Junction	6.3 km
Nearest town	Raghunathpur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathpur II	25 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 Raghunathpur II 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 2,143. That makes it the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Pabra village has 1,162 males and 981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pabra has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Pabra is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pabra covers 677.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pabra falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pabra is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 village 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 Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Raghunathpur II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.