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About Purnapani Village

Purnapani is a large village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,546, made up of 1,258 males and 1,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnapani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 913 hectares
Population 2,546
Male Population 1,258
Female Population 1,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnapani compares

By the 2011 count Purnapani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 913 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Purnapani

Purnapani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Purnapani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Purnapani from other places

Purnapani lies about 11 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 12 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 Purnapani
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 11 km
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 12 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 17 km

Villages closest to Purnapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnapani village had a population of 2,546. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Purnapani village has 1,258 males and 1,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnapani has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Purnapani is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnapani covers 913 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purnapani falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnapani is Jhinkpani, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Purnapani.

Purnapani is about 11 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnapani is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 11 km away. Jhinkpani is about 12 km away. Chāībāsa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotampi (under 2 km), Pertol (2.9 km) and Birsinghatu (3.4 km).

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

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