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About Purnia Village

Purnia is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 102 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 20.13 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 102
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnia compares

By the 2011 count Purnia is the 104th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 20.13 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Purnia

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

Purnia lies about 56 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Purnia
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 24 km
District headquarters Godda 56 km

Villages closest to Purnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnia village had a population of 201. That makes it the 104th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Purnia village has 102 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Purnia is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnia covers 20.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purnia falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnia is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance for Purnia.

Purnia is about 56 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnia is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Thakurgangti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akilkita (under 2 km), Bamania (under 2 km) and Bhuslia (under 2 km).

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

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