About Purwa Village

Purwa is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,052 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.95 hectares hectares.

Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Area (hectares)	166.95 hectares
Population	2,280
Male Population	1,052
Female Population	1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,167
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 Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Purwa is the 79th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 166.95 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Purwa

Purwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purwa 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 Purwa from other places

Purwa lies about 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 14 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 Purwa
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	5.4 km
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhsha	14 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	23 km

Villages closest to Purwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purwa village had a population of 2,280. That makes it the 79th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Purwa village has 1,052 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Purwa covers 166.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purwa falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purwa is Bakhsha, about 14 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 Purwa.

Purwa is about 23 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purwa is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 5.4 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 5.4 km away. Bakhsha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.