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About Purtad Village

Purtad is a small village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 194 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purtad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purtad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 217.26 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 194
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Purtad compares

By the 2011 count Purtad is the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 217.26 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Purtad

Purtad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purtad 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. The nearest villages by name are Phanar, Pheirij, Pinguwa and Pivnal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purtad

As per the Census of India 2011, Purtad village had a population of 373. That makes it the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Purtad village has 194 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purtad has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Purtad is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purtad covers 217.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purtad falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Purtad notes the nearest railway station 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 Purtad.

Purtad is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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