About Purnia Village

Purnia is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 154 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	39 hectares
Population	305
Male Population	154
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnia compares

By the 2011 count Purnia is the 179th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Purnia

Purnia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purnia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Purnia from other places

Purnia lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurmahat, about 2.5 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 Purnia
Nearest railway station	Kurmahat	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	19 km
District headquarters	Dumka	30 km

Villages closest to Purnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnia village had a population of 305. That makes it the 179th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Purnia village has 154 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnia has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Purnia is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnia covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purnia falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnia is Kurmahat, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purnia.

Purnia is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnia is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Kurmahat is about 2.5 km away. Jama is about 19 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.