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About Purunabaripada Village

Purunabaripada is a mid sized village in Khunta tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 782 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunabaripada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunabaripada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Khunta
Pincode 757102
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 782
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purunabaripada compares

By the 2011 count Purunabaripada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 559 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Purunabaripada

Purunabaripada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purunabaripada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purunabaripada from other places

Purunabaripada lies about under 2 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Baripada, about 1.5 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 Purunabaripada
Tehsil headquarters Khunta under 2 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj under 2 km
Nearest town Baripāda under 2 km
Nearest railway station Baripada 1.5 km

Villages closest to Purunabaripada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purunabaripada village had a population of 1,555. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 559 residents.

Purunabaripada village has 782 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunabaripada has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Purunabaripada is 757102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunabaripada covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purunabaripada falls under Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Purunabaripada is Baripada, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Purunabaripada.

Purunabaripada is about under 2 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purunabaripada is in Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Khunta is about under 2 km away. Mayurbhanj is about under 2 km away. Baripāda is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girishchandrapur (14 km), Sirishchandrapur (14 km) and Chitauda (24 km).

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

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