About Purshotam Nagar Village

Purshotam Nagar is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,967, made up of 1,013 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purshotam Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purshotam Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	496115
Area (hectares)	602 hectares
Population	1,967
Male Population	1,013
Female Population	954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purshotam Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Purshotam Nagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 602 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Purshotam Nagar

Purshotam Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purshotam Nagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Pitobhodiya, Pittegudum, Porondi and Prem Nagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purshotam Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Purshotam Nagar village had a population of 1,967. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Purshotam Nagar village has 1,013 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purshotam Nagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Purshotam Nagar is 496115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purshotam Nagar covers 602 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purshotam Nagar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Purshotam Nagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Purshotam Nagar.

Purshotam Nagar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.