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About Purnanagar Village

Purnanagar is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 772 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnanagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 188.02 hectares
Population 1,516
Male Population 772
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Purnanagar is the 23rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 188.02 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Purnanagar

Purnanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purnanagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purnanagar from other places

Purnanagar lies about 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 2.4 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 Purnanagar
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 2.4 km
District headquarters Garhwa 35 km

Villages closest to Purnanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnanagar village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Purnanagar village has 772 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnanagar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Purnanagar is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnanagar covers 188.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purnanagar falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnanagar is Nagar Untari, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purnanagar.

Purnanagar is about 35 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnanagar is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagaruntari is about under 2 km away. Nagar Untari is about 2.4 km away. Garhwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Nagaruntari (under 2 km) and Ahirpurwa (under 2 km).

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

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