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About Purani Geraj Village

Purani Geraj is a mid sized village in Helem tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 275 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.68 hectares hectares.

Purani Geraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purani Geraj village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Helem
Area (hectares) 84.68 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 275
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purani Geraj compares

By the 2011 count Purani Geraj is the 101st largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 84.68 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Purani Geraj

Purani Geraj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purani Geraj 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Noloni Bari, Pachim Tokowbari, Padma Pur and Pahuchuwa Bori. 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.

Common questions about Purani Geraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Purani Geraj village had a population of 536. That makes it the 101st largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Purani Geraj village has 275 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purani Geraj has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Purani Geraj covers 84.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purani Geraj falls under Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The census record for Purani Geraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Purani Geraj.

Purani Geraj is in Helem tehsil of Sonitpur 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.

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

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