About Puragaon Village

Puragaon is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 466 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puragaon village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Junagarh
Pincode	766014
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	916
Male Population	466
Female Population	450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puragaon compares

By the 2011 count Puragaon is the 57th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Puragaon

Puragaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puragaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Padiagaon, Pilikia, Pitaguda and Podapodi. 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.

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Common questions about Puragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Puragaon village had a population of 916. That makes it the 57th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Puragaon village has 466 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puragaon has about 966 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Puragaon is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puragaon covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puragaon falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puragaon.

Puragaon is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi 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.