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About Purwa Village

Purwa is a mid sized village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 407 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.78 hectares hectares.

Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 247.78 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 407
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Purwa is the 79th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 247.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Purwa

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

Purwa lies about 29 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 27 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 Nagod 14 km
Nearest town Nāgod 14 km
Nearest railway station Sagma 27 km
District headquarters Satna 29 km

Villages closest to Purwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purwa village had a population of 791. That makes it the 79th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Purwa village has 407 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Purwa covers 247.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purwa falls under Nagod tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purwa is Sagma, about 27 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 Purwa.

Purwa is about 29 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purwa is in Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 14 km away. Nāgod is about 14 km away. Sagma is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaihai (under 2 km), Belgahna (under 2 km) and Jhiriya (under 2 km).

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

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