About Purahra Village

Purahra is a large village in Haspura tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,517, made up of 1,309 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Haspura
Pincode	822112
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	2,517
Male Population	1,309
Female Population	1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purahra compares

By the 2011 count Purahra is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Purahra

Purahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purahra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purahra from other places

Purahra lies about 57 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.4 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 Purahra
Nearest town	Tekāri	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haspura	17 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	57 km

Villages closest to Purahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haspura 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.

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Common questions about Purahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Purahra village had a population of 2,517. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents.

Purahra village has 1,309 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purahra has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Purahra is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purahra covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purahra falls under Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purahra is Bela, about 9.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purahra.

Purahra is about 57 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purahra is in Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district. Tekāri is about 5.3 km away. Bela is about 9.4 km away. Haspura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.