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About Pahara Purwa Village

Pahara Purwa is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,955, made up of 1,512 males and 1,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1567.19 hectares hectares.

Pahara Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahara Purwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1567.19 hectares
Population 2,955
Male Population 1,512
Female Population 1,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahara Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Pahara Purwa is the 14th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1567.19 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Pahara Purwa

Pahara Purwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahara Purwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pahara Purwa from other places

Pahara Purwa lies about 43 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajnagar K, about 14 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 Pahara Purwa
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 10 km
Nearest railway station Rajnagar K 14 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 43 km

Villages closest to Pahara Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 Pahara Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahara Purwa village had a population of 2,955. That makes it the 14th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Pahara Purwa village has 1,512 males and 1,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahara Purwa has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Pahara Purwa covers 1567.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pahara Purwa falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pahara Purwa is Rajnagar K, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pahara Purwa.

Pahara Purwa is about 43 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahara Purwa is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 8.6 km away. Rajnagar is about 10 km away. Rajnagar K 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 Mahilwar (2.4 km), Dhoguwan (4.3 km) and Singro (4.3 km).

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

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