About Puran Village

Puran is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 737 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puran village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	493776
Area (hectares)	750 hectares
Population	1,422
Male Population	737
Female Population	685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puran compares

By the 2011 count Puran is the 32nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Puran

Puran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puran as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Puran from other places

Puran lies about 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 39 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 Puran
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	39 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	48 km

Villages closest to Puran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puran village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Puran village has 737 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puran has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Puran is 493776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puran covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puran falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Puran is Bhatapara, about 39 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puran.

Puran is about 48 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puran is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 8.2 km away. Bhatapara is about 39 km away. Bilaspur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.