Pursura Subdivision - Hooghly, West Bengal

Pursura is an administrative subdivision in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Tarakeswar, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 42.7 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 102 km². The sex ratio was 951 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pursura Subdivision

Pursura Subdivision has a total of 50 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1Akri FatepurRuralChiladangi
2AlatiRuralDihibadpur
3BaikunthapurRuralBhangamora
4BaithaRuralKelepara
5Bakharpur KrishnaballabhpurRuralBhangamora
6BalarampurRuralSreerampur
7Bara DigruiRuralShyampur
8BenegachhiRuralChiladangi
9BhangamoraRuralBhangamora
10BheutaRuralSreerampur
11BhunyeraRuralSreerampur
12ChilladangiRuralChiladangi
13DeulparaRuralDihibadpur
14DihibatpurRuralDihibadpur
15DulalbatiRuralKelepara
16Ghol DigruiRuralShyampur
17GopimohanpurRuralChiladangi
18HariharRuralSreerampur
19HarinakhaliRuralKelepara
20HaruaRuralChiladangi
21HatiRuralSreerampur
22Hetam ChakRuralChiladangi
23JangalparaRuralPursurah-I
24JasarRuralChiladangi
25KadipurRuralSreerampur
26KeleparaRuralKelepara
27KotalparaRuralShyampur
28KrishnabatiRuralKelepara
29KulbatpurRuralKelepara
30MasinanRuralPursurah-Ii
31NeotaRuralShyampur
32NimdangiRuralDihibadpur
33Par BhurshittaRuralShyampur
34Par ShyampurRuralShyampur
35ParulRuralSreerampur
36PaschimparaRuralDihibadpur
37PursuraRuralPursurah-I
38RanbagpurRuralKelepara
39Rasik ChakRuralDihibadpur
40RasulpurRuralDihibadpur
41RautaraRuralPursurah-Ii
42SahapurRuralBhangamora
43SaidpurRuralPursurah-Ii
44SamaspurRuralSreerampur
45SaotaRuralSreerampur
46ShrirampurRuralSreerampur
47ShyampurRuralShyampur
48SoalukRuralBhangamora
49SundarushRuralChiladangi
50TakipurRuralDihibadpur

Population of Pursura Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Pursura Subdivision had a total population of 1,73,437 people living in 39,752 households. The population comprised 88,908 males and 84,529 females, with an average population density of 1,699 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,73,4371,73,4370
Male Population88,90888,9080
Female Population84,52984,5290
Total Households39,75239,7520
Population Density1,699 / km²1,699 / km²0 / km²

Pursura Subdivision had 1,27,809 literate people and 17,804 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 37,025 and 839 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)17,80417,8040
Literate Population1,27,8091,27,8090
Illiterate Population45,62845,6280
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population37,02537,0250
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population8398390

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.