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About Purushottampur Village

Purushottampur is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,294, made up of 1,202 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743387, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushottampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743387
Area (hectares) 155.94 hectares
Population 2,294
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purushottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purushottampur is the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 155.94 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Purushottampur

Purushottampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purushottampur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purushottampur from other places

Purushottampur lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Surjyapur, about 2.1 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 Purushottampur
Nearest railway station Surjyapur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 8.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Purushottampur

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

Common questions about Purushottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushottampur village had a population of 2,294. That makes it the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Purushottampur village has 1,202 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushottampur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Purushottampur is 743387. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushottampur covers 155.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purushottampur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purushottampur is Surjyapur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Purushottampur.

Purushottampur is about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purushottampur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Surjyapur is about 2.1 km away. Baruipur is about 8.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Mallikpur (under 2 km), Serpur (under 2 km) and Bhatpoa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purushottampur today is likely to be higher.

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