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About Purana Khurd Village

Purana Khurd is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 115 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purana Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purana Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231213
Area (hectares) 31.75 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 115
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purana Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Purana Khurd is the 549th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 31.75 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Purana Khurd

Purana Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purana Khurd 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purana Khurd from other places

Purana Khurd lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 12 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 Purana Khurd
Nearest railway station Churk 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km

Villages closest to Purana Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 Purana Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Purana Khurd village had a population of 257. That makes it the 549th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Purana Khurd village has 115 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purana Khurd has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Purana Khurd is 231213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purana Khurd covers 31.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purana Khurd falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purana Khurd is Churk, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purana Khurd.

Purana Khurd is about 16 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purana Khurd is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 16 km away. Sonbhadra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuniakalan (under 2 km), Kichar (under 2 km) and Shikaria Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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