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About Puranpur Village

Puranpur is a mid sized village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 665 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kaladhungi
Pincode 263139
Area (hectares) 260.33 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 665
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Puranpur compares

By the 2011 count Puranpur is the 10th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 260.33 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Puranpur

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

Puranpur lies about 19 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Gularbhoj, about 16 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 Puranpur
Tehsil headquarters Kaladhungi 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Gularbhoj 16 km
Nearest town Haldwani 19 km
District headquarters Nainital 19 km

Villages closest to Puranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranpur village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 10th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Puranpur village has 665 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Puranpur is 263139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranpur covers 260.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puranpur falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Puranpur is Gularbhoj, about 16 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 Puranpur.

Puranpur is about 19 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranpur is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Kaladhungi is about 3.2 km away. Gularbhoj is about 16 km away. Haldwani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewalchor (under 2 km), Jhaluwajala Kham (under 2 km) and Gulrajpur Banki (under 2 km).

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

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