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About Pura Bujurg Village

Pura Bujurg is a small village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 15 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Bujurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Bujurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284202
Area (hectares) 159.25 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 15
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 467
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura Bujurg compares

By the 2011 count Pura Bujurg is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 159.25 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Pura Bujurg

Pura Bujurg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pura Bujurg as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Pura Bujurg from other places

Pura Bujurg lies about 28 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Nivari, about under 2 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 Pura Bujurg
Nearest railway station Nivari under 2 km
Nearest town Nivāri 3.7 km
District headquarters Jhansi 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 30 km

Villages closest to Pura Bujurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tahrauli 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 Pura Bujurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Bujurg village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Pura Bujurg village has 15 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Bujurg has about 467 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Pura Bujurg is 284202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura Bujurg covers 159.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura Bujurg falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Bujurg is Nivari, about under 2 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 for Pura Bujurg.

Pura Bujurg is about 28 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Bujurg is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Nivari is about under 2 km away. Nivāri is about 3.7 km away. Jhansi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhupura (under 2 km), Jaswant Pura (under 2 km) and Kalayan Pura State (under 2 km).

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

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