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About Purnaha Village

Purnaha is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 358 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.49 hectares hectares.

Purnaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 70.49 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 358
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnaha compares

By the 2011 count Purnaha is the 272nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 70.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Purnaha

Purnaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purnaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Purnaha from other places

Purnaha lies about 32 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, about 17 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 Purnaha
Nearest town Rūdarpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 31 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 32 km

Villages closest to Purnaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnaha village had a population of 744. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Purnaha village has 358 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnaha has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Purnaha covers 70.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purnaha falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purnaha is Chauri Chaura, about 17 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Purnaha.

Purnaha 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.

Purnaha is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Rūdarpur is about 12 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 17 km away. Khajni is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samariya (3.2 km), Baniyapar (3.4 km) and Nahar Dewa (6.1 km).

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

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