About Purthi Village

Purthi is a mid sized village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 263 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purthi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Pangi
Pincode	176323
Area (hectares)	115.12 hectares
Population	517
Male Population	263
Female Population	254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purthi compares

By the 2011 count Purthi is the 10th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 115.12 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Purthi

Purthi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purthi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phindpar, Phindru, Praghwal and Pre Garaon. 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 Purthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Purthi village had a population of 517. That makes it the 10th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Purthi village has 263 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purthi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Purthi is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purthi covers 115.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purthi falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purthi.

Purthi is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba 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.