About Purahra Village

Purahra is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 681 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Kochas
Pincode	802215
Area (hectares)	165.11 hectares
Population	1,335
Male Population	681
Female Population	654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purahra compares

By the 2011 count Purahra is the 35th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 165.11 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Purahra

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

Purahra lies about 61 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 16 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 Purahra
Tehsil headquarters	Kochas	9.8 km
Nearest town	Nokha	15 km
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	16 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	61 km

Villages closest to Purahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purahra village had a population of 1,335. That makes it the 35th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Purahra village has 681 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purahra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Purahra is 802215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purahra covers 165.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purahra falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purahra is Garhnokha, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Purahra.

Purahra is about 61 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purahra is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 9.8 km away. Nokha is about 15 km away. Garhnokha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.