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About Purba Bhabanipur Village

Purba Bhabanipur is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 1,014 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Bhabanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Bhabanipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 47.91 hectares
Population 2,007
Male Population 1,014
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purba Bhabanipur compares

By the 2011 count Purba Bhabanipur is the 33rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 47.91 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Purba Bhabanipur

Purba Bhabanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba Bhabanipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Purba Bhabanipur from other places

Purba Bhabanipur lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 4.0 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 Purba Bhabanipur
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 4.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Purba Bhabanipur

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

Common questions about Purba Bhabanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Bhabanipur village had a population of 2,007. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Purba Bhabanipur village has 1,014 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Bhabanipur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Purba Bhabanipur is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Bhabanipur covers 47.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purba Bhabanipur falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Bhabanipur is Gurudas Nagar, about 4.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purba Bhabanipur.

Purba Bhabanipur is about 21 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.

Purba Bhabanipur is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 4.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 5.5 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 21 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 Durgapur (under 2 km), Murigachhi (under 2 km) and Katapukharia (under 2 km).

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

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