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About Purani Joboka Village

Purani Joboka is a mid sized village in Sonari tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 320 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.86 hectares hectares.

Purani Joboka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purani Joboka village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Sonari
Area (hectares) 159.86 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 320
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purani Joboka compares

By the 2011 count Purani Joboka is the 154th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents. Its 159.86 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Purani Joboka

Purani Joboka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purani Joboka as Available within <5 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 Purani Joboka from other places

Purani Joboka lies about 40 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Longpatia, about 17 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 Purani Joboka
Tehsil headquarters Sonari 16 km
Nearest railway station Longpatia 17 km
Nearest town Mon 24 km
District headquarters Sivasagar 40 km

Villages closest to Purani Joboka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonari 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 Purani Joboka

As per the Census of India 2011, Purani Joboka village had a population of 611. That makes it the 154th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents.

Purani Joboka village has 320 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purani Joboka has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Purani Joboka covers 159.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purani Joboka falls under Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Purani Joboka is Longpatia, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purani Joboka.

Purani Joboka is about 40 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purani Joboka is in Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district. Sonari is about 16 km away. Longpatia is about 17 km away. Mon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joboka Chah Bagicha (under 2 km), Na Joboka (under 2 km) and Halua Gaon (8.5 km).

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

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