About Purana Village

Purana is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 653 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Pincode	231216
Area (hectares)	213.19 hectares
Population	1,293
Male Population	653
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
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 Purana compares

By the 2011 count Purana is the 137th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 213.19 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Purana

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

Purana lies about 7.9 km from Robertsganj, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 7.3 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 Purana
Nearest railway station	Sonbhadra	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	7.9 km

Villages closest to Purana

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.

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Common questions about Purana

As per the Census of India 2011, Purana village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 137th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Purana village has 653 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purana has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Purana is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purana covers 213.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purana is Sonbhadra, about 7.3 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 Purana.

Purana is about 7.9 km from Robertsganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purana is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra is about 7.3 km away. Robertsganj is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.