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About Purni Armu Village

Purni Armu is a mid sized village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 372 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purni Armu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purni Armu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 372
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
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 Purni Armu compares

By the 2011 count Purni Armu is the 12th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Purni Armu

Purni Armu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purni Armu 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 Purni Armu from other places

Purni Armu lies about 27 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 14 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 Purni Armu
Tehsil headquarters Garu 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 14 km
District headquarters Latehar 27 km
Nearest town Lātehār 27 km

Villages closest to Purni Armu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garu 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 Purni Armu

As per the Census of India 2011, Purni Armu village had a population of 674. That makes it the 12th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Purni Armu village has 372 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purni Armu has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Purni Armu is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purni Armu covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purni Armu falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purni Armu is Hehegara Halt, about 14 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 Purni Armu.

Purni Armu is about 27 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purni Armu is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 1.8 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 14 km away. Latehar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohargara (under 2 km), Hesag (under 2 km) and Purni Hesag (under 2 km).

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

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