About Purni Village

Purni is a large village in Golokganj tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,073, made up of 1,614 males and 1,459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.17 hectares hectares.

Purni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purni village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Dhubri
Tehsil	Golokganj
Area (hectares)	380.17 hectares
Population	3,073
Male Population	1,614
Female Population	1,459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purni compares

By the 2011 count Purni is the 21st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,486 residents. Its 380.17 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Purni

Purni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purni 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Postibari, Pub Gaikhowa Pt I, Pub Gaikhowa Pt Ii and Pub Maragadadhar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purni

As per the Census of India 2011, Purni village had a population of 3,073. That makes it the 21st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,486 residents.

Purni village has 1,614 males and 1,459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purni has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Purni covers 380.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purni falls under Golokganj tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The census record for Purni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Purni is in Golokganj tehsil of Dhubri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.