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About Puruipalhea Village

Puruipalhea is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 586 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puruipalhea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puruipalhea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 586
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puruipalhea compares

By the 2011 count Puruipalhea is the 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Puruipalhea

Puruipalhea is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puruipalhea as Available within 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 Puruipalhea from other places

Puruipalhea lies about 60 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 35 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 Puruipalhea
Tehsil headquarters Manika 21 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 35 km
Nearest town Medininagar 40 km
District headquarters Latehar 60 km

Villages closest to Puruipalhea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puruipalhea village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Puruipalhea village has 586 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puruipalhea has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Puruipalhea covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puruipalhea falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puruipalhea is Kajri, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puruipalhea.

Puruipalhea is about 60 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puruipalhea is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Manika is about 21 km away. Kajri is about 35 km away. Medininagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palhea (under 2 km), Matnag (2.2 km) and Matnog (2.2 km).

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

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