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About Purananda Village

Purananda is a mid sized village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 480 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.64 hectares hectares.

Purananda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purananda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Area (hectares) 43.64 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 480
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purananda compares

By the 2011 count Purananda is the 456th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 43.64 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Purananda

Purananda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purananda as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purananda from other places

Purananda lies about 30 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Kapsethi, about 3.1 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 Purananda
Nearest railway station Kapsethi 3.1 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 30 km

Villages closest to Purananda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purananda village had a population of 975. That makes it the 456th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Purananda village has 480 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purananda has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Purananda covers 43.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purananda falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purananda is Kapsethi, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purananda.

Purananda is about 30 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purananda is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Kapsethi is about 3.1 km away. Bhadohi is about 16 km away. Varanasi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaur (under 2 km), Barki (under 2 km) and Kamalahan (under 2 km).

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

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