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About Purankot Village

Purankot is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 119 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purankot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 242.81 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 119
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
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 Purankot compares

By the 2011 count Purankot is the 105th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 242.81 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Purankot

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

Purankot lies about 4.6 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Purankot
District headquarters Garhwal 4.6 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 11 km

Villages closest to Purankot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purankot village had a population of 216. That makes it the 105th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Purankot village has 119 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purankot has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Purankot is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purankot covers 242.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purankot falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Purankot is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Purankot.

Purankot is about 4.6 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purankot is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 4.6 km away. Kotdwāra is about 11 km away. Kotdwara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhair Gaon (under 2 km), Bhairgaon (under 2 km) and Dhurabharpur (under 2 km).

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

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