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About Purangarh Village

Purangarh is a mid sized village in Sitarganj tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 348 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purangarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Sitarganj
Pincode 262311
Area (hectares) 187.67 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 348
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Purangarh compares

By the 2011 count Purangarh is the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 187.67 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Purangarh

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

Purangarh lies about 47 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 15 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 Purangarh
Tehsil headquarters Sitarganj 9.2 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 15 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 47 km

Villages closest to Purangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purangarh village had a population of 727. That makes it the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Purangarh village has 348 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purangarh has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Purangarh is 262311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purangarh covers 187.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purangarh falls under Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Purangarh is Majhola Pakarya, about 15 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 Purangarh.

Purangarh is about 47 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purangarh is in Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Sitarganj is about 9.2 km away. Sitārganj is about 9.2 km away. Majhola Pakarya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khempur (under 2 km), Nanakmatta (1.5 km) and Islam Nagar (1.7 km).

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

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