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About Purana Village

Purana is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 96 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 96
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purana compares

By the 2011 count Purana is the 176th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Purana

Purana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Purana from other places

Purana lies about 57 km from Mandi. 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 Purana
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 57 km

Villages closest to Purana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purana village had a population of 169. That makes it the 176th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Purana village has 96 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purana has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Purana is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purana covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purana falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Purana notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Purana.

Purana is about 57 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purana is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Mandi is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choa (under 2 km), Galu (under 2 km) and Dateha (under 2 km).

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

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