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About Puregara Village

Puregara is a small village in Chinia tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 113 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puregara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puregara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Chinia
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 308.49 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 113
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puregara compares

By the 2011 count Puregara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents. Its 308.49 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Puregara

Puregara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puregara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Puregara from other places

Puregara lies about 23 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 25 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 Puregara
Tehsil headquarters Chinia 23 km
District headquarters Garhwa 23 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 25 km

Villages closest to Puregara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puregara village had a population of 208. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents.

Puregara village has 113 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puregara has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Puregara is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puregara covers 308.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puregara falls under Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puregara is Garwa, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Puregara.

Puregara is about 23 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puregara is in Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district. Chinia is about 23 km away. Garhwa is about 23 km away. Garwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikat (2.5 km), Sing Singha Kalan (13 km) and Bandua (14 km).

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

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