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About Purba Dwarokapur Village

Purba Dwarokapur is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,457, made up of 1,749 males and 1,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Dwarokapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Dwarokapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743383
Area (hectares) 500.3 hectares
Population 3,457
Male Population 1,749
Female Population 1,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purba Dwarokapur compares

By the 2011 count Purba Dwarokapur is the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 500.3 hectares work out to about 6.9 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 958.

Getting to Purba Dwarokapur

Purba Dwarokapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba Dwarokapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purba Dwarokapur from other places

Purba Dwarokapur lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 22 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 Dwarokapur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 14 km
Nearest railway station Ukilerhat 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 32 km

Villages closest to Purba Dwarokapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Dwarokapur village had a population of 3,457. That makes it the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Purba Dwarokapur village has 1,749 males and 1,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Dwarokapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Purba Dwarokapur is 743383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Dwarokapur covers 500.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purba Dwarokapur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Dwarokapur is Ukilerhat, about 22 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 km distance for Purba Dwarokapur.

Purba Dwarokapur is about 31 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 Dwarokapur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 14 km away. Ukilerhat is about 22 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kedarpur (2.1 km), Kuemuri (2.9 km) and Maheshpur (3.2 km).

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

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