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About Purunapani Village

Purunapani is a small village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 127 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunapani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bangiriposi
Pincode 757032
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 127
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Purunapani compares

By the 2011 count Purunapani is the 123rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Purunapani

Purunapani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purunapani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purunapani from other places

Purunapani lies about 102 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 19 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 railway station Māluka 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangiriposi 22 km
Nearest town Joda 34 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 102 km

Villages closest to Purunapani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangiriposi 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 257. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Purunapani village has 127 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunapani has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Purunapani is 757032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunapani covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purunapani falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Purunapani is Māluka, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purunapani.

Purunapani is about 102 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purunapani is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Māluka is about 19 km away. Bangiriposi is about 22 km away. Joda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nuagan (4.9 km), Rangamatia (6.1 km) and Talbandh (6.8 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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