About Purola Village

Purola is a large village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,394, made up of 1,229 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purola village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Puraula
Pincode	249185
Area (hectares)	127.39 hectares
Population	2,394
Male Population	1,229
Female Population	1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purola compares

By the 2011 count Purola is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 127.39 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Purola

Purola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purola as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Netri, Pani Gaon, Paunti and Pora. 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Purola

As per the Census of India 2011, Purola village had a population of 2,394. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Purola village has 1,229 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purola has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Purola is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purola covers 127.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purola falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Purola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Purola.

Purola is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi 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.