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About Purshottampuri Village

Purshottampuri is a large village in Manjlegaon tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,697, made up of 1,386 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1181 hectares hectares.

Purshottampuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purshottampuri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Manjlegaon
Area (hectares) 1181 hectares
Population 2,697
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purshottampuri compares

By the 2011 count Purshottampuri is the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 1181 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Purshottampuri

Purshottampuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purshottampuri as Available within village. 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 Purshottampuri from other places

Purshottampuri lies about 53 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Usmanpur, about 30 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 Purshottampuri
Tehsil headquarters Manjlegaon 15 km
Nearest town Majalgaon 15 km
Nearest railway station Usmanpur 30 km
District headquarters Bid 53 km

Villages closest to Purshottampuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purshottampuri village had a population of 2,697. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Purshottampuri village has 1,386 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purshottampuri has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Purshottampuri covers 1181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purshottampuri falls under Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Purshottampuri is Usmanpur, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purshottampuri.

Purshottampuri is about 53 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purshottampuri is in Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district. Manjlegaon is about 15 km away. Majalgaon is about 15 km away. Usmanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (2.2 km), Mahatpuri (2.7 km) and Jaykowadi (3.5 km).

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

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