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About Puruwala Kanshipur Village

Puruwala Kanshipur is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,923, made up of 1,027 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puruwala Kanshipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puruwala Kanshipur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 210.31 hectares
Population 1,923
Male Population 1,027
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puruwala Kanshipur compares

By the 2011 count Puruwala Kanshipur is the 13th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 210.31 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Puruwala Kanshipur

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

Puruwala Kanshipur lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 41 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 Puruwala Kanshipur
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 5.4 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 5.4 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 41 km

Villages closest to Puruwala Kanshipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Puruwala Kanshipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puruwala Kanshipur village had a population of 1,923. That makes it the 13th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Puruwala Kanshipur village has 1,027 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puruwala Kanshipur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Puruwala Kanshipur is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puruwala Kanshipur covers 210.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puruwala Kanshipur falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puruwala Kanshipur is Dehradun, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puruwala Kanshipur.

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

Puruwala Kanshipur is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 5.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 5.4 km away. Sirmaur 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 Kanshipur (under 2 km), Jawalpur (under 2 km) and Narain Garh (under 2 km).

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

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