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About Mad Puriya Village

Mad Puriya is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 295 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mad Puriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mad Puriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 690.99 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 295
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mad Puriya compares

By the 2011 count Mad Puriya is the 133rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 690.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 943.

Getting to Mad Puriya

Mad Puriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mad Puriya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mad Puriya from other places

Mad Puriya lies about 76 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kharia Khangarh, about 8.2 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 Mad Puriya
Nearest railway station Kharia Khangarh 8.2 km
Nearest town Pīpār 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 25 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 76 km

Villages closest to Mad Puriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhopalgarh 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 Mad Puriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Mad Puriya village had a population of 543. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Mad Puriya village has 295 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mad Puriya has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Mad Puriya is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mad Puriya covers 690.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mad Puriya falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mad Puriya is Kharia Khangarh, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mad Puriya.

Mad Puriya is about 76 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mad Puriya is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kharia Khangarh is about 8.2 km away. Pīpār is about 24 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palri Siddha (4.3 km), Khawaspura (4.5 km) and Mirasiya (5.0 km).

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

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