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About Puragaon Village

Puragaon is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 113 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puragaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416701
Area (hectares) 144.49 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 113
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puragaon compares

By the 2011 count Puragaon is the 113th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 144.49 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Puragaon

Puragaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puragaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panore Tarf Harche, Pateregaon, Patilgaon and Prabhanvalli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Puragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Puragaon village had a population of 233. That makes it the 113th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Puragaon village has 113 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puragaon has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Puragaon is 416701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puragaon covers 144.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puragaon falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Puragaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Puragaon is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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