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About Purandarpur Village

Purandarpur is a mid sized village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,912, made up of 1,016 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purandarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Pincode 845425
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,912
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Purandarpur is the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Purandarpur

Purandarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purandarpur as Available within 10+ 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 Purandarpur from other places

Purandarpur lies about 26 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 15 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 Purandarpur
Tehsil headquarters Areraj 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 15 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 26 km

Villages closest to Purandarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purandarpur village had a population of 1,912. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Purandarpur village has 1,016 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purandarpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Purandarpur is 845425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purandarpur covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purandarpur falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purandarpur is Manjhagarh, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purandarpur.

Purandarpur is about 26 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purandarpur is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 9.3 km away. Manjhagarh is about 15 km away. Purba Champaran is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirni (under 2 km), Horil Chhapra (under 2 km) and Parsa (under 2 km).

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

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