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About Purwala Birsangpur Village

Purwala Birsangpur is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 494 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purwala Birsangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purwala Birsangpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247671
Area (hectares) 198.52 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 494
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purwala Birsangpur compares

By the 2011 count Purwala Birsangpur is the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 198.52 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Purwala Birsangpur

The census records public bus service for Purwala Birsangpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purwala Birsangpur from other places

Purwala Birsangpur lies about 26 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Raisi, about 4.1 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 Purwala Birsangpur
Nearest railway station Raisi 4.1 km
Nearest town Manglaur 22 km
District headquarters Hardwar 26 km

Villages closest to Purwala Birsangpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laksar 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 Purwala Birsangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purwala Birsangpur village had a population of 968. That makes it the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Purwala Birsangpur village has 494 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purwala Birsangpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Purwala Birsangpur is 247671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purwala Birsangpur covers 198.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purwala Birsangpur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Purwala Birsangpur is Raisi, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Purwala Birsangpur.

Purwala Birsangpur is about 26 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purwala Birsangpur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Raisi is about 4.1 km away. Manglaur is about 22 km away. Hardwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ospur (under 2 km), Ismailpur (under 2 km) and Dungarpur (under 2 km).

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

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