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About Purwa Village

Purwa is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 522 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.38 hectares hectares.

Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 457.38 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 522
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 31st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 457.38 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

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 62 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 26 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 Lakhnadon 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Binaiki 26 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 48 km
District headquarters Seoni 62 km

Villages closest to Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhnadon 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 1,051. That makes it the 31st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Purwa village has 522 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Purwa covers 457.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purwa falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purwa is Binaiki, about 26 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 62 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purwa is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 7.9 km away. Binaiki is about 26 km away. Gotegaon is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purwa Mal (under 2 km), Purwa Ryt (under 2 km) and Nagadahar (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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