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About Purna Village

Purna is a mid sized village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 395 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 128.37 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 395
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Purna compares

By the 2011 count Purna is the 20th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 128.37 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Purna

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

Purna lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 88 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 Purna
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 8.2 km
District headquarters Chamoli 48 km
Nearest town Almora 51 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 88 km

Villages closest to Purna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purna village had a population of 741. That makes it the 20th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Purna village has 395 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purna has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Purna is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purna covers 128.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purna falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Purna is Kathgodam, about 88 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 Purna.

Purna is about 48 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purna is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 8.2 km away. Chamoli is about 48 km away. Almora is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karbali Chak Beradhar (under 2 km), Dhara Talla (under 2 km) and Atthu (under 2 km).

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

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