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About Purnahi Village

Purnahi is one of the larger villages in Warisnagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,431, made up of 2,841 males and 2,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Warisnagar
Pincode 848301
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 5,431
Male Population 2,841
Female Population 2,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purnahi compares

By the 2011 count Purnahi is the 11th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents. Its 321 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 899.

Getting to Purnahi

Purnahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Purnahi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purnahi from other places

Purnahi lies about 11 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanpur, about 4.8 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 Purnahi
Nearest railway station Kishanpur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Warisnagar 5.3 km
District headquarters Samastipur 11 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 11 km

Villages closest to Purnahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnahi village had a population of 5,431. That makes it the 11th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents.

Purnahi village has 2,841 males and 2,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnahi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Purnahi is 848301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnahi covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purnahi falls under Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purnahi is Kishanpur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purnahi.

Purnahi is about 11 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnahi is in Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Kishanpur is about 4.8 km away. Warisnagar is about 5.3 km away. Samastipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charo (under 2 km), Labahatta (under 2 km) and Moglani Chak (1.7 km).

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

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