About Purkhas Village

Purkhas is one of the larger villages in Chail tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,967, made up of 4,748 males and 4,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917.71 hectares hectares.

Purkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhas village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kaushambi
Tehsil	Chail
Area (hectares)	917.71 hectares
Population	8,967
Male Population	4,748
Female Population	4,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purkhas compares

By the 2011 count Purkhas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 917.71 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 894.

Getting to Purkhas

Purkhas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Purkhas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Purkhas from other places

Purkhas lies about 27 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Majhiari, about 16 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 Purkhas
Tehsil headquarters	Chail	16 km
Nearest railway station	Majhiari	16 km
District headquarters	Kaushambi	27 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	35 km

Villages closest to Purkhas

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

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Common questions about Purkhas

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhas village had a population of 8,967. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Purkhas village has 4,748 males and 4,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhas has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Purkhas covers 917.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purkhas falls under Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purkhas is Majhiari, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purkhas.

Purkhas is about 27 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkhas is in Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district. Chail is about 16 km away. Majhiari is about 16 km away. Kaushambi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.