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Purwa

Bansi mandal
Pincode 272153
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Purwa is a small village in Bansi mandal, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 183 across 27 households. The literacy rate is 38.3%. It is located at 26.459°N, 80.774°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJ KUMAR
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LGD code
176863
Pincode
272153
Post office
Bansi
Population
183
Households
27
Literacy rate
38.3%
Sex ratio
1128 ♀/1000♂
Workers
73
Distance to district centre
115 km
Distance to mandal centre
168 km
Distance to Lucknow
46 km
Distance to Delhi
425 km
Nearest railway station
Bighapur · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Nawabganj Seva Hospital · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Purwa compares

By population, Purwa ranks #625 of 776 villages in Bansi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
38.3%
−11.0% vs mandal average
Purwa
38.3%
Bansi mandal
49.3%
Siddharthnagar district
48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,128
+140 vs mandal average
Purwa
1,128
Bansi mandal
988
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Purwa
6.8
Bansi mandal
6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Purwa at a glance

Purwa is a village of 183 people in 27 households (Census 2011) in Bansi tehsil, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, the 625th-largest of 776 villages in Bansi tehsil. Literacy is 38%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,128 women per 1,000 men. It lies 115 km from the Siddharthnagar district centre, 17 km from Hilauli, the nearest town, 14 km from Bighapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 272153, served by Bansi post office; the LGD village code is 176863. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nawabganj Seva Hospital, 21 km away. The sarpanch is RAJ KUMAR, and the village votes in Harraiya assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Singh. The population is estimated at 216 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Purwa · this village18338%—
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Purwa · Orai0—0 km N
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Purwa · Marihan33864%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purwa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SIDDHARTHNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
29
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SUKRAULI
Total area (ha)
30.1
Irrigated area (ha)
28
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Purwa

LGD code
176863
Pincode
272153
Post office
Bansi
Population (Census 2011)
183
Population (projected 2026)
216
Households
27
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1128
Literacy rate
38.3%
Coordinates
26.45915°N, 80.77350°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Basti
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Harraiya
Member of Parliament
Ram Prasad Chaudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ajay Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAJ KUMAR
Block / Mandal
Bansi
Getting there

How to reach Purwa

Mandal centre
Bansi · ≈ 168 km
≈ 5 h 46 min by car · 6 h 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Siddharthnagar · ≈ 115 km
≈ 3 h 56 min by car · 4 h 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,318 people
Hilauli · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow46 kmcapital
  • Delhi425 km
  • Kolkata881 km
  • Hyderabad1036 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBighapur14 km
  • Hospital / PHCNawabganj Seva Hospital21 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank Of India22 km
  • Petrol pumpESSAR OIL LIMTED22 km
  • CollegeAllen House group of Colleges35 km
  • Police stationPolice station23 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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