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About Pandit Purwa Village

Pandit Purwa is a large village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,380, made up of 1,823 males and 1,557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandit Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandit Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 745.88 hectares
Population 3,380
Male Population 1,823
Female Population 1,557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Pandit Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Pandit Purwa is the 58th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 745.88 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 873.

Getting to Pandit Purwa

Pandit Purwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pandit Purwa 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 Pandit Purwa from other places

Pandit Purwa lies about 5.7 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Yogendra Dham Halt, about 25 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 Pandit Purwa
District headquarters Shrawasti 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 12 km
Nearest railway station Yogendra Dham Halt 25 km

Villages closest to Pandit Purwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandit Purwa village had a population of 3,380. That makes it the 58th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Pandit Purwa village has 1,823 males and 1,557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandit Purwa has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Pandit Purwa is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandit Purwa covers 745.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandit Purwa falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pandit Purwa is Yogendra Dham Halt, about 25 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 Pandit Purwa.

Pandit Purwa is about 5.7 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandit Purwa is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 5.7 km away. Bhinga is about 12 km away. Yogendra Dham Halt is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahrauli (under 2 km), Bhojpur Billi (2.5 km) and Nevada Bhojpur (2.5 km).

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

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