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About Purgaon Village

Purgaon is a large village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,864, made up of 1,429 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 649.92 hectares
Population 2,864
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purgaon compares

By the 2011 count Purgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 649.92 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Purgaon

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

Purgaon lies about 114 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 42 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 Purgaon
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 8.6 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 40 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 114 km

Villages closest to Purgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purgaon village had a population of 2,864. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Purgaon village has 1,429 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purgaon has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Purgaon is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purgaon covers 649.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purgaon falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Purgaon is Janjgir Naila, about 42 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 village for Purgaon.

Purgaon is about 114 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purgaon is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 8.6 km away. Jānjgīr is about 40 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhothidih (under 2 km), Singhitar (1.5 km) and Taulidih (1.8 km).

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

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