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About Purasarwan Village

Purasarwan is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 576 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.28 hectares hectares.

Purasarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purasarwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 114.28 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 576
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purasarwan compares

By the 2011 count Purasarwan is the 219th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 114.28 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Purasarwan

Purasarwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purasarwan as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purasarwan from other places

Purasarwan lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 5.7 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 Purasarwan
Nearest railway station Bilwai 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 8.5 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 8.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Purasarwan

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 Purasarwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Purasarwan village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 219th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Purasarwan village has 576 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purasarwan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Purasarwan covers 114.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purasarwan is Bilwai, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance for Purasarwan.

Purasarwan is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purasarwan is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 5.7 km away. Shahganj is about 8.5 km away. Shāhganj is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakesar (under 2 km), Bharari (under 2 km) and Bahoranpur (under 2 km).

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

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