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About Purnia Village

Purnia is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 312 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 312
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purnia compares

By the 2011 count Purnia is the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Purnia

Purnia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purnia 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 <5 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 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 1.8 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 Māluka 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 5.8 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 42 km

Villages closest to Purnia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagannathpur 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 641. That makes it the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Purnia village has 312 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnia has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Purnia is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnia covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purnia falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnia is Māluka, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Purnia.

Purnia is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnia is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 1.8 km away. Jagannathpur is about 5.8 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonapos (under 2 km), Amjora (under 2 km) and Nichitpur (1.5 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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