About Purpuriya Village

Purpuriya is a small village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 170 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purpuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purpuriya village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Ramsar
Pincode	344501
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	354
Male Population	170
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purpuriya compares

By the 2011 count Purpuriya is the 124th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Purpuriya

Purpuriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purpuriya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purpuriya from other places

Purpuriya lies about 65 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 8.3 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 Purpuriya
Nearest railway station	Gagariya	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramsar	15 km
District headquarters	Barmer	65 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	65 km

Villages closest to Purpuriya

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

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Common questions about Purpuriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Purpuriya village had a population of 354. That makes it the 124th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Purpuriya village has 170 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purpuriya has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Purpuriya is 344501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purpuriya covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purpuriya falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Purpuriya is Gagariya, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purpuriya.

Purpuriya is about 65 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purpuriya is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Gagariya is about 8.3 km away. Ramsar is about 15 km away. Barmer is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.