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About Puranjala Village

Puranjala is a mid sized village in Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Etah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 704 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.25 hectares hectares.

Puranjala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranjala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etah
Tehsil Aliganj
Area (hectares) 145.25 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 704
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
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 Puranjala compares

By the 2011 count Puranjala is the 124th largest of the 232 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,868 residents. Its 145.25 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Puranjala

Puranjala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puranjala 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 Puranjala from other places

Puranjala lies about 45 km from Etah, and the nearest railway station is Ballupur, about 12 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 Puranjala
Tehsil headquarters Aliganj 6.4 km
Nearest town Alīganj 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Ballupur 12 km
District headquarters Etah 45 km

Villages closest to Puranjala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranjala village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 124th largest of the 232 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,868 residents.

Puranjala village has 704 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranjala has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Puranjala covers 145.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puranjala falls under Aliganj tehsil of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranjala is Ballupur, about 12 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 Puranjala.

Puranjala is about 45 km from Etah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranjala is in Aliganj tehsil of Etah district. Aliganj is about 6.4 km away. Alīganj is about 6.4 km away. Ballupur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Umed (under 2 km), Tisauri (1.8 km) and Gulshanabad (2.3 km).

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

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