About Purwa Village

Purwa is a small village in Amanganj tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 162 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.62 hectares hectares.

Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Panna
Tehsil	Amanganj
Area (hectares)	127.62 hectares
Population	324
Male Population	162
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Purwa is the 84th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 127.62 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Purwa

Purwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purwa 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 Purwa from other places

Purwa lies about 31 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 44 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 Purwa
Tehsil headquarters	Amanganj	7.4 km
District headquarters	Panna	31 km
Nearest railway station	Khajuraho	44 km

Villages closest to Purwa

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

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Common questions about Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Purwa village had a population of 324. That makes it the 84th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Purwa village has 162 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Purwa covers 127.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purwa falls under Amanganj tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purwa is Khajuraho, about 44 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 Purwa.

Purwa is about 31 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purwa is in Amanganj tehsil of Panna district. Amanganj is about 7.4 km away. Panna is about 31 km away. Khajuraho is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.