About Puriyara Village

Puriyara is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 404 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puriyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puriyara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Narharpur
Pincode	491107
Area (hectares)	255.23 hectares
Population	848
Male Population	404
Female Population	444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puriyara compares

By the 2011 count Puriyara is the 55th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 255.23 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Puriyara

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

Puriyara lies about 38 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 48 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 Puriyara
Nearest town	Kānker	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narharpur	18 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	38 km
Nearest railway station	Dhamtari	48 km

Villages closest to Puriyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puriyara village had a population of 848. That makes it the 55th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Puriyara village has 404 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puriyara has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Puriyara is 491107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puriyara covers 255.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puriyara falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Puriyara is Dhamtari, about 48 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 Puriyara.

Puriyara is about 38 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puriyara is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 10 km away. Narharpur is about 18 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.