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About Puri Village

Puri is a mid sized village in Raver tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 438 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Raver
Pincode 425507
Area (hectares) 440.29 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 438
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puri compares

By the 2011 count Puri is the 88th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 440.29 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Puri

Puri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puri from other places

Puri lies about 44 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Nimbhora, about 6.3 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 Puri
Nearest railway station Nimbhora 6.3 km
Nearest town Sāvda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Raver 17 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 44 km

Villages closest to Puri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puri village had a population of 845. That makes it the 88th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Puri village has 438 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puri has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Puri is 425507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puri covers 440.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puri falls under Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Puri is Nimbhora, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puri.

Puri is about 44 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puri is in Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district. Nimbhora is about 6.3 km away. Sāvda is about 11 km away. Raver is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goulwade (2.2 km), Tandalwadi (2.6 km) and Mangalwadi (2.7 km).

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

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