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About Purnadih Village

Purnadih is a small village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 243 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 243
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnadih compares

By the 2011 count Purnadih is the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Purnadih

Purnadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purnadih as Available within 5 - 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 Purnadih from other places

Purnadih lies about 27 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 9.0 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 Purnadih
Tehsil headquarters Rahe 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Jonha 9.0 km
Nearest town Būndu 14 km
District headquarters Ranchi 27 km

Villages closest to Purnadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahe 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 464. That makes it the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Purnadih village has 243 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnadih has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Purnadih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnadih covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purnadih falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnadih is Jonha, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purnadih.

Purnadih is about 27 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnadih is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 8.6 km away. Jonha is about 9.0 km away. Būndu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kontatola (under 2 km), Kochetola (1.5 km) and Ramdera (1.6 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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