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About Purkabodi Village

Purkabodi is a small village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 2 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.07 hectares hectares.

Purkabodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkabodi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 83.07 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 2
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purkabodi compares

By the 2011 count Purkabodi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 83.07 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Purkabodi

Purkabodi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purkabodi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Purkabodi from other places

Purkabodi lies about 23 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 29 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 Purkabodi
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 23 km
District headquarters Bhandara 23 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Koka 29 km

Villages closest to Purkabodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkabodi village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Purkabodi village has 2 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkabodi has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Purkabodi covers 83.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purkabodi falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Purkabodi is Koka, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Purkabodi.

Purkabodi is about 23 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkabodi is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhani is about 23 km away. Bhandara is about 23 km away. Bhandāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaurshipar (1.8 km), Malkazari (3.9 km) and Dhanala (5.8 km).

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

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