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About Mehun Puranwadi Village

Mehun Puranwadi is a mid sized village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 303 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1802 hectares hectares.

Mehun Puranwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehun Puranwadi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 1802 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 303
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehun Puranwadi compares

By the 2011 count Mehun Puranwadi is the 155th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 1802 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mehun Puranwadi

Mehun Puranwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehun Puranwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mehun Puranwadi from other places

Mehun Puranwadi lies about 22 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagahabishunpur, about 5.1 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 Mehun Puranwadi
Nearest railway station Bagahabishunpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 22 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Mehun Puranwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kannad 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 Mehun Puranwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehun Puranwadi village had a population of 562. That makes it the 155th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Mehun Puranwadi village has 303 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehun Puranwadi has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Mehun Puranwadi covers 1802 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehun Puranwadi falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mehun Puranwadi is Bagahabishunpur, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mehun Puranwadi.

Mehun Puranwadi is about 22 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehun Puranwadi is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bagahabishunpur is about 5.1 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 17 km away. Kannad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehagaon (under 2 km), Malpur (7.3 km) and Kheda (8.5 km).

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

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