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About Puranganj Village

Puranganj is one of the larger villages in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,164, made up of 2,677 males and 2,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares.

Puranganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 5,164
Male Population 2,677
Female Population 2,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puranganj compares

By the 2011 count Puranganj is the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 23 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 937.

Getting to Puranganj

Puranganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puranganj as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puranganj from other places

Puranganj lies about 34 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 3.0 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 Puranganj
Nearest railway station Telta 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 9.1 km
Nearest town Kasba 28 km
District headquarters Purnia 34 km

Villages closest to Puranganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranganj village had a population of 5,164. That makes it the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Puranganj village has 2,677 males and 2,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranganj has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Puranganj covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puranganj falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puranganj is Telta, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puranganj.

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

Puranganj is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 3.0 km away. Baisi is about 9.1 km away. Kasba is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonaur (under 2 km), Lamatphulbari (under 2 km) and Majhwar (1.5 km).

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

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