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About Purkhas Rathi Village

Purkhas Rathi is a large village in Ganaur tehsil, in the district of Sonipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,304, made up of 1,794 males and 1,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purkhas Rathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhas Rathi village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Tehsil Ganaur
Pincode 131102
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 3,304
Male Population 1,794
Female Population 1,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purkhas Rathi compares

By the 2011 count Purkhas Rathi is the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Purkhas Rathi

Purkhas Rathi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purkhas Rathi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purkhas Rathi from other places

Purkhas Rathi lies about 15 km from Sonipat, and the nearest railway station is Rajlu Garhi, about 6.8 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 Purkhas Rathi
Nearest railway station Rajlu Garhi 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ganaur 7.4 km
District headquarters Sonipat 15 km

Villages closest to Purkhas Rathi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ganaur 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 Purkhas Rathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhas Rathi village had a population of 3,304. That makes it the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents.

Purkhas Rathi village has 1,794 males and 1,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhas Rathi has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Purkhas Rathi is 131102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purkhas Rathi covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purkhas Rathi falls under Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Purkhas Rathi is Rajlu Garhi, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Purkhas Rathi.

Purkhas Rathi is about 15 km from Sonipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkhas Rathi is in Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district. Rajlu Garhi is about 6.8 km away. Ganaur is about 7.4 km away. Sonipat is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purkhas Dhiran (under 2 km), Dabarpur (2.6 km) and Sheikhupura (3.1 km).

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

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