About Pitha Pukuria Village

Pitha Pukuria is one of the larger villages in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,078, made up of 5,821 males and 5,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pitha Pukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pitha Pukuria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bhangar II
Pincode	700135
Area (hectares)	490.66 hectares
Population	11,078
Male Population	5,821
Female Population	5,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Pitha Pukuria compares

By the 2011 count Pitha Pukuria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 490.66 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pitha Pukuria

Pitha Pukuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pitha Pukuria 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 Pitha Pukuria from other places

Pitha Pukuria lies about 3.3 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.8 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 Pitha Pukuria
Nearest railway station	Mathurapur Road	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar II	3.3 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	3.3 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	5.6 km

Villages closest to Pitha Pukuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar 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 Pitha Pukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pitha Pukuria village had a population of 11,078. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Pitha Pukuria village has 5,821 males and 5,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pitha Pukuria has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Pitha Pukuria is 700135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pitha Pukuria covers 490.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pitha Pukuria falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pitha Pukuria is Mathurapur Road, about 2.8 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 Pitha Pukuria.

Pitha Pukuria is about 3.3 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.

Pitha Pukuria is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.8 km away. Bhangar II is about 3.3 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.