About Puregara Village

Puregara is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 598 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443 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	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	443 hectares
Population	1,216
Male Population	598
Female Population	618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puregara compares

By the 2011 count Puregara is the 28th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 443 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Puregara

Puregara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puregara as Available within 5 - 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 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	Ranka	5.8 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 Ranka 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 Puregara

As per the Census of India 2011, Puregara village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 28th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Puregara village has 598 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puregara has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Puregara covers 443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puregara falls under Ranka 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 5.8 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.