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About Puran Village

Puran is a small village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 227 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puran village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 495003
Area (hectares) 354.93 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 227
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puran compares

By the 2011 count Puran is the 123rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 354.93 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

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 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 Puran from other places

Puran lies about 66 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 22 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 Baloda Bazar 6.4 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 66 km

Villages closest to Puran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puran village had a population of 480. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Puran village has 227 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puran has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Puran is 495003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puran covers 354.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puran falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Puran is Bhatapara, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Puran.

Puran is about 66 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puran is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 6.4 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 6.4 km away. Bhatapara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thelki (1.7 km), Risda (1.9 km) and Dhabadih (2.0 km).

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

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