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About Purba Village

Purba is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 468 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141417
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 468
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purba compares

By the 2011 count Purba is the 84th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Purba

Purba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purba from other places

Purba lies about 35 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 4.6 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 Purba
Nearest railway station Chawapail 4.6 km
Nearest town Khanna 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 8.1 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 35 km

Villages closest to Purba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba village had a population of 897. That makes it the 84th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Purba village has 468 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Purba is 141417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purba falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Purba is Chawapail, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purba.

Purba is about 35 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 4.6 km away. Khanna is about 8.0 km away. Samrala is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalauri (under 2 km), Bagla (under 2 km) and Bagli Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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