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About Purkhara Village

Purkhara is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 87 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 87
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purkhara compares

By the 2011 count Purkhara is the 89th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Purkhara

Purkhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purkhara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Purkhara from other places

Purkhara lies about 13 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 28 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 Purkhara
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 13 km
District headquarters Chamba 13 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 28 km

Villages closest to Purkhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhara village had a population of 170. That makes it the 89th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Purkhara village has 87 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhara has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Purkhara is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purkhara covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purkhara falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purkhara is Nurpur Road, about 28 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purkhara.

Purkhara is about 13 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkhara is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 13 km away. Chamba is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakhed (2.0 km), Panjola (2.1 km) and Thanoli (3.0 km).

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

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