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About Purunapani Village

Purunapani is a large village in Hatibari tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,652, made up of 1,825 males and 1,827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purunapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purunapani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hatibari
Pincode 770035
Area (hectares) 855 hectares
Population 3,652
Male Population 1,825
Female Population 1,827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purunapani compares

By the 2011 count Purunapani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 855 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Purunapani

Purunapani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 5 - 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 89 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Maneswar, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Hatibari 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Maneswar 10 km
Nearest town Sambalpur 18 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 89 km

Villages closest to Purunapani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hatibari 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 3,652. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Purunapani village has 1,825 males and 1,827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purunapani has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Purunapani is 770035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purunapani covers 855 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purunapani falls under Hatibari tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Purunapani is Maneswar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Purunapani is about 89 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purunapani is in Hatibari tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hatibari is about 6.1 km away. Maneswar is about 10 km away. Sambalpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankurpali (5.3 km), Hatibari (6.1 km) and Ghodabandh (10 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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