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Pursunda

Khoyrasol mandal
Pincode 731125
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Pursunda is a village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,297 across 569 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.2% and is located at 23.761°N, 87.340°E.

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ASMA BIBI
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LGD code
318408
Pincode
731125
Post office
Khoyrasole
Population
2,297
Households
569
Literacy rate
53.2%
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000♂
Workers
680
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Kolkata
169 km
Distance to Delhi
1145 km
Nearest railway station
Panchra · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dubrajpur Rural Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pursunda compares

By population, Pursunda ranks #18 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.2%
−6.7% vs mandal average
Pursunda
53.2%
Khoyrasol mandal
59.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
+20 vs mandal average
Pursunda
957
Khoyrasol mandal
937
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Pursunda
4.0
Khoyrasol mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pursunda at a glance

Pursunda is a village of 2,297 people in 569 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 18th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 53%, 7 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Birbhum district centre, 14 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 2 km from Panchra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318408. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dubrajpur Rural Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is ASMA BIBI, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 2,569 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Panchra

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pursunda · this village2,29753%
Rayhosenpur · Khoyrasol11375%0.9 km NW
Paigara · Khoyrasol60770%0.9 km SE
Mautara · Khoyrasol00.9 km SE
Mankara · Khoyrasol00.9 km SE
Idilpur · Khoyrasol77754%1.3 km N
Domaai · Dubrajpur75562%1.5 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pursunda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
200.52
Irrigated area (ha)
0.29
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pursunda

LGD code
318408
Pincode
731125
Post office
Khoyrasole
Population (Census 2011)
2,297
Population (projected 2026)
2,569
Households
569
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
957
Literacy rate
53.2%
Coordinates
23.76123°N, 87.33968°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dubrajpur
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anup Kumar Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ASMA BIBI
Block / Mandal
Khoyrasol
Getting there

How to reach Pursunda

Mandal centre
Khoyrasol · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 26 min by car · 1 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata169 kmcapital
  • Delhi1145 km
  • Hyderabad1162 km
  • Chennai1401 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPanchra2 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর6 km
  • Hospital / PHCDubrajpur Rural Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank21 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump25 km
  • CollegeB.C. Roy College of polytecnic26 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post16 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Pursunda

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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