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About Purnanagar Village

Purnanagar is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 606 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnanagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 136.21 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 606
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Purnanagar is the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 136.21 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Purnanagar

Purnanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purnanagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Purnanagar from other places

Purnanagar lies about 37 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, 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 Purnanagar
Tehsil headquarters Rahe 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 12 km
District headquarters Ranchi 37 km

Villages closest to Purnanagar

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 Purnanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnanagar village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Purnanagar village has 606 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnanagar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Purnanagar is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnanagar covers 136.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purnanagar falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnanagar is Gautamdhara, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purnanagar.

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

Purnanagar is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 2.3 km away. Gautamdhara is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uraondih (under 2 km), Kubadih (under 2 km) and Maheshpur (under 2 km).

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

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