About Purwa Village

Purwa is a large village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,215, made up of 1,177 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.7 hectares hectares.

Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	98.7 hectares
Population	2,215
Male Population	1,177
Female Population	1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Purwa is the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 98.7 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Purwa

Purwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purwa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purwa from other places

Purwa lies about 34 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 4.8 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 Purwa
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	4.8 km
Nearest town	Bela	13 km
District headquarters	Buxar	34 km

Villages closest to Purwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purwa village had a population of 2,215. That makes it the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Purwa village has 1,177 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Purwa covers 98.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purwa falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purwa is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Purwa.

Purwa is about 34 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purwa is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Barhampur is about 1.6 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 4.8 km away. Bela is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.