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About Purhan Village

Purhan is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 246 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 166.13 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 246
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Purhan compares

By the 2011 count Purhan is the 29th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 166.13 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Purhan

Purhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purhan 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 Purhan from other places

Purhan lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Purhan
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 29 km
District headquarters Chamba 29 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km

Villages closest to Purhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purhan village had a population of 490. That makes it the 29th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Purhan village has 246 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purhan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Purhan is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purhan covers 166.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purhan falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purhan is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Purhan.

Purhan is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purhan is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Saluni is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadroh (under 2 km), Khadar (under 2 km) and R F Dhaju (under 2 km).

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

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