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About Pukuria Village

Pukuria is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 429 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743395, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743395
Area (hectares) 88.81 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 429
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pukuria compares

By the 2011 count Pukuria is the 69th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 88.81 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Pukuria

Pukuria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pukuria 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukuria from other places

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 Pukuria
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 3.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 3.3 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 5.6 km

Villages closest to Pukuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukuria village had a population of 852. That makes it the 69th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Pukuria village has 429 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukuria has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Pukuria is 743395. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukuria covers 88.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pukuria falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pukuria is Mathurapur Road, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pukuria.

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.

Pukuria is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.8 km away. Mandirbazar 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.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (under 2 km), Bangabari (under 2 km) and Chandpur (under 2 km).

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

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