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About Purvatola Village

Purvatola is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 794 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.31 hectares hectares.

Purvatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purvatola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 204.31 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 794
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
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 Purvatola compares

By the 2011 count Purvatola is the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 204.31 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 1013.

Getting to Purvatola

Purvatola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purvatola 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 Purvatola from other places

Purvatola lies about 52 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 22 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 Purvatola
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 22 km
Nearest town Gondiā 38 km
District headquarters Balaghat 52 km

Villages closest to Purvatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purvatola village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Purvatola village has 794 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purvatola has about 999 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 1013.

Purvatola covers 204.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purvatola falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purvatola is Salekasa, about 22 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 Purvatola.

Purvatola is about 52 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purvatola is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 1.6 km away. Salekasa is about 22 km away. Gondiā is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (under 2 km), Tekri (under 2 km) and Lanjitola (1.6 km).

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

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