About Puruwala Village

Puruwala 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 1,244, made up of 667 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puruwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puruwala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173025
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	1,244
Male Population	667
Female Population	577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puruwala compares

By the 2011 count Puruwala is the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 8.3 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

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

Puruwala lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	6.4 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	6.4 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	29 km
Nearest railway station	Yamunanagar Jagadhri	47 km

Villages closest to Puruwala

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.

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Common questions about Puruwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Puruwala village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Puruwala village has 667 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puruwala has about 865 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 is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puruwala covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Puruwala is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 47 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 village for Puruwala.

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

Puruwala is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 6.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 6.4 km away. Sirmaur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.