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About Purkepar Village

Purkepar is a small village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 73 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.29 hectares hectares.

Purkepar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkepar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 81.29 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 73
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Purkepar compares

By the 2011 count Purkepar is the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 81.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Purkepar

Purkepar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purkepar 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 Purkepar from other places

Purkepar lies about 51 km from Chandrapur. 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 Purkepar
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 15 km
Nearest town Mūl 35 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 51 km

Villages closest to Purkepar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkepar village had a population of 143. That makes it the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Purkepar village has 73 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkepar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Purkepar covers 81.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purkepar falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Purkepar notes the nearest railway station 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 Purkepar.

Purkepar is about 51 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkepar is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sindewahi is about 15 km away. Mūl is about 35 km away. Chandrapur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandala (3.0 km), Ratnapur (3.7 km) and Utinajik Ratnapur (3.7 km).

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

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