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About Purunian Village

Purunian is a mid sized village in Ghasipura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 680 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunian village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghasipura
Pincode 758020
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 680
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Purunian compares

By the 2011 count Purunian is the 30th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Purunian

Purunian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purunian 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 Padanpur, Paikchatra, Palaspur and Panchugochhia. 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 Purunian

As per the Census of India 2011, Purunian village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 30th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Purunian village has 680 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunian has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Purunian is 758020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunian covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purunian falls under Ghasipura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Purunian 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 Purunian.

Purunian is in Ghasipura tehsil of Kendujhar 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 Purunian today is likely to be higher.

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