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About Purniha Village

Purniha is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 256 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.66 hectares hectares.

Purniha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purniha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 186.66 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 256
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purniha compares

By the 2011 count Purniha is the 198th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 186.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Purniha

Purniha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purniha as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Patori, Pipariya, Pipartara and Pogri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purniha

As per the Census of India 2011, Purniha village had a population of 525. That makes it the 198th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Purniha village has 256 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purniha has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Purniha covers 186.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purniha falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Purniha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purniha.

Purniha is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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