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About Purandaha Village

Purandaha is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,761, made up of 1,946 males and 1,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purandaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purandaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 317.69 hectares
Population 3,761
Male Population 1,946
Female Population 1,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purandaha compares

By the 2011 count Purandaha is the 17th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 317.69 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Purandaha

Purandaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purandaha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Purandaha from other places

Purandaha lies about 25 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 20 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 Purandaha
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 8.1 km
Nearest town Arāria 20 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 25 km

Villages closest to Purandaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purandaha village had a population of 3,761. That makes it the 17th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Purandaha village has 1,946 males and 1,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purandaha has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Purandaha is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purandaha covers 317.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purandaha falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purandaha is Hatwar, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purandaha.

Purandaha is about 25 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purandaha is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 8.1 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Hatwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirar (under 2 km), Molingaon (1.6 km) and Pachahara (1.8 km).

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

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