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About Purnadih Village

Purnadih is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 73 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 73
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purnadih compares

By the 2011 count Purnadih is the 67th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Purnadih

Purnadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purnadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purnadih from other places

Purnadih lies about 125 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 18 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 Purnadih
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 13 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 30 km
District headquarters Palamu 125 km

Villages closest to Purnadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnadih village had a population of 139. That makes it the 67th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Purnadih village has 73 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnadih has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Purnadih is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnadih covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purnadih falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnadih is Balumath, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purnadih.

Purnadih is about 125 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnadih is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 13 km away. Balumath is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma Alias Tilha (5.0 km), Sikni (9.5 km) and Chiri Khurd (10 km).

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

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