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About Puranad Village

Puranad is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 308 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284303
Area (hectares) 370.53 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 308
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Puranad compares

By the 2011 count Puranad is the 136th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 370.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Puranad

The census records public bus service for Puranad 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puranad from other places

Puranad lies about 58 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 32 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 Puranad
Nearest town Indargarh 19 km
Nearest railway station Moth 32 km
District headquarters Jhansi 58 km

Villages closest to Puranad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranad village had a population of 601. That makes it the 136th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Puranad village has 308 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranad has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Puranad is 284303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranad covers 370.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puranad falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranad is Moth, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puranad.

Puranad is about 58 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranad is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Indargarh is about 19 km away. Moth is about 32 km away. Jhansi is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madpura (under 2 km), Narain Pura (under 2 km) and Purachir Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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