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About Purkuni Village

Purkuni is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 446 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purkuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkuni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 281.93 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 446
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
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 Purkuni compares

By the 2011 count Purkuni is the 12th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 281.93 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Purkuni

Purkuni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purkuni 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 Purkuni from other places

Purkuni lies about 14 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Purkuni
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 8.0 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 14 km
Nearest town Almora 42 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 81 km

Villages closest to Purkuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkuni village had a population of 976. That makes it the 12th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Purkuni village has 446 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkuni has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Purkuni is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purkuni covers 281.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purkuni falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Purkuni is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Purkuni.

Purkuni is about 14 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkuni is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 8.0 km away. Bageshwar is about 14 km away. Almora is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagthana (3.3 km), Chalkana (3.8 km) and Chachai (3.9 km).

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

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