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About Purnatham Village

Purnatham is a mid sized village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 461 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnatham village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 461
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnatham compares

By the 2011 count Purnatham is the 29th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Purnatham

Purnatham is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purnatham as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Purnatham from other places

Purnatham lies about 9.7 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 5.7 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 Purnatham
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Pipradih 5.7 km
District headquarters Kodarma 9.7 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 9.7 km

Villages closest to Purnatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnatham village had a population of 979. That makes it the 29th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Purnatham village has 461 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnatham has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Purnatham is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnatham covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purnatham falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnatham is Pipradih, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance for Purnatham.

Purnatham is about 9.7 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnatham is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Chandwara is about 4.4 km away. Pipradih is about 5.7 km away. Kodarma is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahathadih (under 2 km), Chuanbar (under 2 km) and Durginia (2.0 km).

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

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