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About Purmai Village

Purmai is a large village in Khaga tehsil, in the district of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,589, made up of 1,371 males and 1,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.58 hectares hectares.

Purmai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purmai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Fatehpur
Tehsil Khaga
Area (hectares) 292.58 hectares
Population 2,589
Male Population 1,371
Female Population 1,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purmai compares

By the 2011 count Purmai is the 69th largest of the 471 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 292.58 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Purmai

Purmai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purmai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Purmai from other places

Purmai lies about 52 km from Fatehpur, and the nearest railway station is Athsarai, about 9.7 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 Purmai
Nearest railway station Athsarai 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaga 20 km
Nearest town Kunda 34 km
District headquarters Fatehpur 52 km

Villages closest to Purmai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purmai village had a population of 2,589. That makes it the 69th largest of the 471 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Purmai village has 1,371 males and 1,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purmai has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Purmai covers 292.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purmai falls under Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purmai is Athsarai, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Purmai.

Purmai is about 52 km from Fatehpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purmai is in Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district. Athsarai is about 9.7 km away. Khaga is about 20 km away. Kunda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harchandpur (under 2 km), Kishundaspur (under 2 km) and Jahangir Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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