About Purda Village

Purda is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 465 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Manjhari
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	959
Male Population	465
Female Population	494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
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 Purda compares

By the 2011 count Purda is the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Purda

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

Purda lies about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 15 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 Purda
Tehsil headquarters	Manjhari	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Talaburu	15 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	25 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	37 km

Villages closest to Purda

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

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Common questions about Purda

As per the Census of India 2011, Purda village had a population of 959. That makes it the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Purda village has 465 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purda has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Purda is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purda covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purda falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purda is Talaburu, about 15 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 Purda.

Purda is about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purda is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 3.1 km away. Talaburu is about 15 km away. Chāībāsa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.