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About Purla Village

Purla is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 94 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, 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 Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 94
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 62nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Purla
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 12 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 15 km
Nearest town Baddi 26 km
District headquarters Solan 47 km

Villages closest to Purla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramshahr 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 179. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Purla village has 94 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purla has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Purla is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purla covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purla falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purla is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Purla.

Purla is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purla is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 12 km away. Bharatgarh is about 15 km away. Baddi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagni (under 2 km), Kharak (under 2 km) and Patith (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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