About Pursanda Village

Pursanda is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,301, made up of 1,739 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares.

Pursanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pursanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares)	356 hectares
Population	3,301
Male Population	1,739
Female Population	1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pursanda compares

By the 2011 count Pursanda is the 10th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Pursanda

Pursanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pursanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pursanda from other places

Pursanda lies about 29 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 23 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 Pursanda
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	23 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	25 km
District headquarters	Jamui	29 km

Villages closest to Pursanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Pursanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pursanda village had a population of 3,301. That makes it the 10th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Pursanda village has 1,739 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pursanda has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Pursanda covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pursanda falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pursanda is Sirari, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Pursanda.

Pursanda is about 29 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pursanda is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 2.0 km away. Sirari is about 23 km away. Sheikhpura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.