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About Puradala Village

Puradala is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 281 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.4 hectares hectares.

Puradala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puradala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 62.4 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 281
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puradala compares

By the 2011 count Puradala is the 325th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 62.4 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Puradala

Puradala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puradala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puradala from other places

Puradala lies about 52 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 6.8 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 Puradala
Nearest railway station Bilwai 6.8 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 52 km

Villages closest to Puradala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puradala village had a population of 583. That makes it the 325th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Puradala village has 281 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puradala has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Puradala covers 62.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puradala falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puradala is Bilwai, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puradala.

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

Puradala is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 6.8 km away. Jalālpur is about 14 km away. Shahganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaisharpur Adaai (under 2 km), Chakdadi Diha (3.6 km) and Chhataura (4.6 km).

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

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