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About Puripada Village

Puripada is a mid sized village in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 313 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puripada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puripada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhandari Pokhari
Pincode 756122
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 313
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puripada compares

By the 2011 count Puripada is the 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Puripada

Puripada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puripada as Available within 5 - 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 Puripada from other places

Puripada lies about 24 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Manjuri Road, about 8.1 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 Puripada
Tehsil headquarters Bhandari Pokhari 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Manjuri Road 8.1 km
Nearest town Jājpur 10 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 24 km

Villages closest to Puripada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandari Pokhari 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 Puripada

As per the Census of India 2011, Puripada village had a population of 613. That makes it the 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Puripada village has 313 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puripada has about 958 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Puripada is 756122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puripada covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puripada falls under Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Puripada is Manjuri Road, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puripada.

Puripada is about 24 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puripada is in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district. Bhandari Pokhari is about 5.6 km away. Manjuri Road is about 8.1 km away. Jājpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mituani (under 2 km), Ramachandrapur (2.3 km) and Khadisinga (3.2 km).

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

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