About Purhe Village

Purhe is a large village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,017, made up of 1,605 males and 1,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purhe village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Majhiaon
Pincode	822120
Area (hectares)	396 hectares
Population	3,017
Male Population	1,605
Female Population	1,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purhe compares

By the 2011 count Purhe is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purhe

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

Purhe lies about 18 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 11 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 Purhe
Tehsil headquarters	Majhiaon	11 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	11 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	18 km

Villages closest to Purhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purhe village had a population of 3,017. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Purhe village has 1,605 males and 1,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purhe has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purhe is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purhe covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purhe falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purhe is Meralgram, about 11 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 Purhe.

Purhe is about 18 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purhe is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 11 km away. Meralgram is about 11 km away. Garhwa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.