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About Purshia Village

Purshia is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 918 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purshia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purshia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Pincode 272002
Area (hectares) 137.07 hectares
Population 1,826
Male Population 918
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Purshia compares

By the 2011 count Purshia is the 74th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 137.07 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Purshia

Purshia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purshia 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. The nearest villages by name are Prithvipur, Pur Moul, Pura Bargoo and Pura Birai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purshia

As per the Census of India 2011, Purshia village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 74th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Purshia village has 918 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purshia has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Purshia is 272002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purshia covers 137.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purshia falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Purshia notes the nearest railway station 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 Purshia.

Purshia is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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