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About Purnna Village

Purnna is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 69 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770075, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnna village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770075
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 69
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purnna compares

By the 2011 count Purnna is the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Purnna

Purnna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purnna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Purnna from other places

Purnna lies about 49 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Daghora, about 4.1 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 Purnna
Nearest railway station Daghora 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 11 km
Nearest town Belpahar 22 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 49 km

Villages closest to Purnna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnna village had a population of 131. That makes it the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Purnna village has 69 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnna has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Purnna is 770075. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purnna covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purnna falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Purnna is Daghora, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purnna.

Purnna is about 49 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnna is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Daghora is about 4.1 km away. Hemgir is about 11 km away. Belpahar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurashi (1.9 km), Julambahal (2.9 km) and Tumbapali (3.9 km).

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

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