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About Purnapani Village

Purnapani is a small village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 231 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnapani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Pakar Tanr
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 478.94 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 231
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnapani compares

By the 2011 count Purnapani is the 26th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 478.94 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Purnapani

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

Purnapani lies about 20 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 52 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
Tehsil headquarters Pakar Tanr 7.1 km
District headquarters Simdega 20 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 52 km

Villages closest to Purnapani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakar Tanr 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 453. That makes it the 26th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Purnapani village has 231 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnapani has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Purnapani is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnapani covers 478.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purnapani falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnapani is Kanaroan, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance for Purnapani.

Purnapani is about 20 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnapani is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Pakar Tanr is about 7.1 km away. Simdega is about 20 km away. Kanaroan is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardibera (2.4 km), Karamukha (2.9 km) and Rengapani (3.8 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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