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About Parpurwa Village

Parpurwa is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 373 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parpurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273413
Area (hectares) 115.92 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 373
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Parpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Parpurwa is the 179th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 115.92 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Parpurwa

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

Parpurwa lies about 32 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, about 23 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 Parpurwa
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 12 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 32 km

Villages closest to Parpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parpurwa village had a population of 752. That makes it the 179th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Parpurwa village has 373 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parpurwa has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Parpurwa is 273413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parpurwa covers 115.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parpurwa falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parpurwa is Chauri Chaura, about 23 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 Parpurwa.

Parpurwa is about 32 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parpurwa is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 12 km away. Rūdarpur is about 18 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaidaha Buzurg (under 2 km), Uncher (under 2 km) and Kaidaha Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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