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About Purunasar Village

Purunasar is a large village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,137 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunasar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 2,256
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purunasar compares

By the 2011 count Purunasar is the 16th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1002.

Getting to Purunasar

Purunasar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purunasar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pilikia, Pitaguda, Podapodi and Prahaladpur. 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 Purunasar

As per the Census of India 2011, Purunasar village had a population of 2,256. That makes it the 16th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Purunasar village has 1,137 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunasar has about 984 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 Purunasar is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunasar covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purunasar falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Purunasar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Purunasar.

Purunasar 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.

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

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