About Purusandha Village

Purusandha is a large village in Agarpada tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,936, made up of 2,062 males and 1,874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purusandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purusandha village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Bhadrak
Tehsil	Agarpada
Pincode	756115
Area (hectares)	73 hectares
Population	3,936
Male Population	2,062
Female Population	1,874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purusandha compares

By the 2011 count Purusandha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Purusandha

Purusandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purusandha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Purusandha from other places

Purusandha lies about 22 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Baudpur, about 18 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 Purusandha
Tehsil headquarters	Agarpada	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Baudpur	18 km
District headquarters	Bhadrak	22 km

Villages closest to Purusandha

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

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Common questions about Purusandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Purusandha village had a population of 3,936. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Purusandha village has 2,062 males and 1,874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purusandha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Purusandha is 756115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purusandha covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purusandha falls under Agarpada tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Purusandha is Baudpur, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purusandha.

Purusandha is about 22 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purusandha is in Agarpada tehsil of Bhadrak district. Agarpada is about under 2 km away. Baudpur is about 18 km away. Bhadrak is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.