About Puraspar Village

Puraspar is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 290 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.03 hectares hectares.

Puraspar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraspar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	29.03 hectares
Population	554
Male Population	290
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraspar compares

By the 2011 count Puraspar is the 352nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 29.03 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Puraspar

Puraspar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Puraspar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Puraspar from other places

Puraspar lies about 18 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 16 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 Puraspar
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sahjanwa	16 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	18 km

Villages closest to Puraspar

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.

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Common questions about Puraspar

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraspar village had a population of 554. That makes it the 352nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Puraspar village has 290 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraspar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Puraspar covers 29.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Puraspar is Sahjanwa, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puraspar.

Puraspar is about 18 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraspar is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.4 km away. Sahjanwa is about 16 km away. Gorakhpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.