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About Purwa Som Banshi Village

Purwa Som Banshi is a small village in Bidhuna tehsil, in the district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 242 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 206248, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purwa Som Banshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa Som Banshi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Auraiya
Tehsil Bidhuna
Pincode 206248
Area (hectares) 55.72 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 242
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purwa Som Banshi compares

By the 2011 count Purwa Som Banshi is the 332nd largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 55.72 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Purwa Som Banshi

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

How far is Purwa Som Banshi from other places

Purwa Som Banshi lies about 35 km from Auraiya, and the nearest railway station is Phaphund, about 16 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 Purwa Som Banshi
Tehsil headquarters Bidhuna 8.7 km
Nearest town Bidhūna 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Phaphund 16 km
District headquarters Auraiya 35 km

Villages closest to Purwa Som Banshi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bidhuna 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 Purwa Som Banshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Purwa Som Banshi village had a population of 443. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Purwa Som Banshi village has 242 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa Som Banshi has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Purwa Som Banshi is 206248. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purwa Som Banshi covers 55.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purwa Som Banshi falls under Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purwa Som Banshi is Phaphund, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Purwa Som Banshi.

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

Purwa Som Banshi is in Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district. Bidhuna is about 8.7 km away. Bidhūna is about 8.7 km away. Phaphund is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purwa Dalahar (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Purwa Danshah (under 2 km).

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

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