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About Purawali Village

Purawali is a large village in Chakarnagar tehsil, in the district of Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,103, made up of 1,718 males and 1,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862.72 hectares hectares.

Purawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purawali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etawah
Tehsil Chakarnagar
Area (hectares) 862.72 hectares
Population 3,103
Male Population 1,718
Female Population 1,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
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 Purawali compares

By the 2011 count Purawali is the 12th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 862.72 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Purawali

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

Purawali lies about 48 km from Etawah, and the nearest railway station is Achhalda, about 33 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 Purawali
Nearest town Auraiya 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakarnagar 26 km
Nearest railway station Achhalda 33 km
District headquarters Etawah 48 km

Villages closest to Purawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purawali village had a population of 3,103. That makes it the 12th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Purawali village has 1,718 males and 1,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purawali has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 847.

Purawali covers 862.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purawali falls under Chakarnagar tehsil of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purawali is Achhalda, about 33 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 Purawali.

Purawali is about 48 km from Etawah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purawali is in Chakarnagar tehsil of Etawah district. Auraiya is about 22 km away. Chakarnagar is about 26 km away. Achhalda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barauli (6.2 km), Chhibroli (7.8 km) and Salokhara (8.0 km).

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

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