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About Purunapani Village

Purunapani is a mid sized village in Soso tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 448 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunapani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Soso
Pincode 758023
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 448
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Purunapani compares

By the 2011 count Purunapani is the 26th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Purunapani

Purunapani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Purunapani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purunapani from other places

Purunapani lies about 65 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 36 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 Purunapani
Nearest town Deogarh 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Soso 27 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 36 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 65 km

Villages closest to Purunapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purunapani village had a population of 917. That makes it the 26th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Purunapani village has 448 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunapani has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Purunapani is 758023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunapani covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purunapani falls under Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Purunapani is Barsuan, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Purunapani.

Purunapani is about 65 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purunapani is in Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district. Deogarh is about 25 km away. Soso is about 27 km away. Barsuan is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tentulinanda (2.0 km), Tentulipadi (2.0 km) and Raghunathpur (8.2 km).

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

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