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About Purwa Jhau Village

Purwa Jhau is a mid sized village in Tirwa tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 368 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.13 hectares hectares.

Purwa Jhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwa Jhau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Tirwa
Area (hectares) 65.13 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 368
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purwa Jhau compares

By the 2011 count Purwa Jhau is the 143rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 65.13 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Purwa Jhau

Purwa Jhau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purwa Jhau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Purwa Jhau from other places

Purwa Jhau lies about 89 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Manwa, about 5.3 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 Purwa Jhau
Tehsil headquarters Tirwa 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Manwa 5.3 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 9.8 km
District headquarters Kannauj 89 km

Villages closest to Purwa Jhau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirwa 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 Purwa Jhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Purwa Jhau village had a population of 690. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Purwa Jhau village has 368 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwa Jhau has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Purwa Jhau covers 65.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purwa Jhau falls under Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purwa Jhau is Manwa, about 5.3 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Purwa Jhau.

Purwa Jhau is about 89 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purwa Jhau is in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. Tirwa is about 4.9 km away. Manwa is about 5.3 km away. Sidhaulī is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purwa Manntay (under 2 km), Mudwaraganj (4.1 km) and Hanshapur (4.2 km).

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

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