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About Purla Village

Purla is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 37 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 37
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purla compares

By the 2011 count Purla is the 162nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Purla

Purla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purla as Available within village. 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 Purla from other places

Purla lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Purla
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 4.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Purla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purla village had a population of 79. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Purla village has 37 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purla has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Purla is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purla covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purla falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Purla 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 <5 km distance for Purla.

Purla is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purla is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.1 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhol (under 2 km), Banogra (under 2 km) and Bagra I (under 2 km).

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

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