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About Purdam Village

Purdam is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 36 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purdam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purdam village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262553
Area (hectares) 30.57 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 36
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Purdam compares

By the 2011 count Purdam is the 152nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 30.57 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Purdam

Purdam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purdam 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 Phalyati, Phapha, Pharwakot and Porthi. 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 Purdam

As per the Census of India 2011, Purdam village had a population of 71. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Purdam village has 36 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purdam has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Purdam is 262553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purdam covers 30.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purdam falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Purdam 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 Purdam.

Purdam is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh 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 Purdam today is likely to be higher.

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