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About Purnanagar Village

Purnanagar is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 115 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnanagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 242.93 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 115
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Purnanagar is the 119th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 242.93 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Purnanagar

Purnanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purnanagar as Available within <5 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 Purnanagar from other places

Purnanagar lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 16 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 Pirtanr 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Chegro 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Purnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 244. That makes it the 119th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Purnanagar village has 115 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnanagar has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Purnanagar is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnanagar covers 242.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purnanagar falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnanagar is Chegro, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purnanagar.

Purnanagar is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnanagar is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 2.3 km away. Chegro is about 16 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesalo (under 2 km), Ghatiari (under 2 km) and Patharghatia (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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