About Purwa Village

Purwa is a small village in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 215 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.97 hectares hectares.

Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Satna
Tehsil	Rampur Baghelan
Area (hectares)	164.97 hectares
Population	428
Male Population	215
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
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 96th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 164.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 Purwa
Nearest railway station	Hinautaramban	6.1 km
District headquarters	Satna	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur Baghelan	13 km

Villages closest to Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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 428. That makes it the 96th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Purwa village has 215 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Purwa covers 164.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purwa falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purwa is Hinautaramban, about 6.1 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 12 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 Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Hinautaramban is about 6.1 km away. Satna is about 12 km away. Rampur Baghelan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.