About Purandra Village

Purandra is one of the larger villages in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,499, made up of 4,459 males and 4,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purandra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Raxaul
Pincode	845305
Area (hectares)	491 hectares
Population	8,499
Male Population	4,459
Female Population	4,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purandra compares

By the 2011 count Purandra is the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Purandra

Purandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purandra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Purandra from other places

Purandra lies about 38 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about 2.6 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 Purandra
Nearest railway station	Bhelwa	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raxaul	9.1 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	38 km

Villages closest to Purandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purandra village had a population of 8,499. That makes it the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Purandra village has 4,459 males and 4,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purandra has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Purandra is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purandra covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purandra falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purandra is Bhelwa, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purandra.

Purandra is about 38 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purandra is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bhelwa is about 2.6 km away. Raxaul is about 9.1 km away. Purba Champaran is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.