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About Puruwa Village

Puruwa is a mid sized village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 466 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puruwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Pincode 284204
Area (hectares) 320.25 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 466
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puruwa compares

By the 2011 count Puruwa is the 119th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 320.25 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Puruwa

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

How far is Puruwa from other places

Puruwa lies about 74 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Rora, about 10 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 Puruwa
Nearest railway station Rora 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 13 km
Nearest town Nowgong 24 km
District headquarters Jhansi 74 km

Villages closest to Puruwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puruwa village had a population of 876. That makes it the 119th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Puruwa village has 466 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puruwa has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Puruwa is 284204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puruwa covers 320.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puruwa falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puruwa is Rora, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puruwa.

Puruwa is about 74 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puruwa is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Rora is about 10 km away. Mauranipur is about 13 km away. Nowgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandra (under 2 km), Khilara (2.3 km) and Basariya (3.1 km).

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

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