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About Purawa Village

Purawa is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 511 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.78 hectares hectares.

Purawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purawa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 423.78 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 511
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purawa compares

By the 2011 count Purawa is the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 423.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 927.

Getting to Purawa

Purawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purawa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purawa from other places

Purawa lies about 12 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Hinautaramban, about 6.1 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 Purawa
Nearest railway station Hinautaramban 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 12 km
District headquarters Satna 12 km

Villages closest to Purawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purawa village had a population of 983. That makes it the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Purawa village has 511 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purawa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Purawa covers 423.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purawa falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purawa is Hinautaramban, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Purawa.

Purawa is about 12 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purawa is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Hinautaramban is about 6.1 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 12 km away. Satna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpurwa (under 2 km), Baraha (2.2 km) and Barakalan (2.4 km).

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

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