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About Purnapani Village

Purnapani is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 415 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615 hectares hectares.

Purnapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnapani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Area (hectares) 615 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 415
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 the 24th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 615 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Purnapani

Purnapani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purnapani as Available within <5 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 18 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakulia, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station Chakulia 4.0 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 18 km
Nearest town Mushābani 27 km

Villages closest to Purnapani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakulia 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 847. That makes it the 24th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Purnapani village has 415 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnapani has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Purnapani covers 615 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purnapani falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnapani is Chakulia, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purnapani.

Purnapani is about 18 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnapani is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chakulia is about 4.0 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 18 km away. Mushābani is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlagura (4.0 km), Kulbadiya (5.5 km) and Lodhasholi (6.5 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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