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About Purjal Village

Purjal is a large village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,234 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115.2 hectares hectares.

Purjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purjal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 1115.2 hectares
Population 2,384
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purjal compares

By the 2011 count Purjal is the 15th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 1115.2 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Purjal

Purjal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Purjal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purjal from other places

Purjal lies about 32 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 14 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 Purjal
Nearest railway station Chondi 14 km
Nearest town Basmat 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 32 km
District headquarters Hingoli 32 km

Villages closest to Purjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purjal village had a population of 2,384. That makes it the 15th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Purjal village has 1,234 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purjal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Purjal covers 1115.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purjal falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Purjal is Chondi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purjal.

Purjal is about 32 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purjal is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Chondi is about 14 km away. Basmat is about 20 km away. Aundha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranjala (1.9 km), Asola Traf Aundha (3.8 km) and Chondi Tarf Shahapur (4.2 km).

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

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