About Puria Village

Puria is a large village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,289, made up of 1,191 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Kaliaganj
Pincode	733129
Area (hectares)	288.43 hectares
Population	2,289
Male Population	1,191
Female Population	1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
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 Puria compares

By the 2011 count Puria is the 21st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 288.43 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Puria

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

Puria lies about 39 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 8.0 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 Puria
Nearest railway station	Kachna	8.0 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliaganj	34 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	39 km

Villages closest to Puria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puria village had a population of 2,289. That makes it the 21st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Puria village has 1,191 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puria has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Puria is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puria covers 288.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puria falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Puria is Kachna, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puria.

Puria is about 39 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puria is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kachna is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 14 km away. Kaliaganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.