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About Purakanera Village

Purakanera is a small village in Bah tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 235 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 283104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purakanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purakanera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Bah
Pincode 283104
Area (hectares) 41.1 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 235
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purakanera compares

By the 2011 count Purakanera is the 184th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,920 residents. Its 41.1 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Purakanera

Purakanera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purakanera as Available within 5 - 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 Purakanera from other places

Purakanera lies about 74 km from Agra. 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 Purakanera
Tehsil headquarters Bah 15 km
Nearest town Gormi 16 km
District headquarters Agra 74 km

Villages closest to Purakanera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purakanera village had a population of 476. That makes it the 184th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,920 residents.

Purakanera village has 235 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purakanera has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Purakanera is 283104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purakanera covers 41.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purakanera falls under Bah tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Purakanera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purakanera.

Purakanera is about 74 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purakanera is in Bah tehsil of Agra district. Bah is about 15 km away. Gormi is about 16 km away. Agra is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanera (under 2 km), Arjun Pura (2.3 km) and Ranipura (4.6 km).

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

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