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One vote, four years: Madhya Pradesh High Court orders recount in sarpanch polls
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Puranpura is a village in Bhander mandal, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh. It has a population of 157 across 36 households with a literacy rate of 68.2%. The village is located at coordinates 25.920°N, 78.720°E and has postal code 475336.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramsindur gurjar
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- LGD code
- 454837
- Pincode
- 475336
- Post office
- Salon B.
- Population
- 157
- Households
- 36
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 95
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 324 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 335 km
- Nearest railway station
- Moth · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Renu Sharma Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Puranpura compares
By population, Puranpura ranks #135 of 154 villages in Bhander mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.2%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Puranpura
- 68.2%
- Bhander mandal
- 66.0%
- Datia district
- 62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
+66 vs mandal average
- Puranpura
- 938
- Bhander mandal
- 872
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Puranpura
- 4.4
- Bhander mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Puranpura at a glance
Puranpura is a village of 157 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Bhander tehsil, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, the 135th-largest of 154 villages in Bhander tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Datia district centre, 10 km from Jauri, the nearest town, 30 km from Moth railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 475336, served by Salon B. post office; the LGD village code is 454837. The nearest hospital or health centre is Renu Sharma Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is ramsindur gurjar, and the village votes in Bhander assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phool Singh Baraiya. The population is estimated at 185 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puranpura
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHANDER
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 148.15
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 58.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Puranpura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Puranpura
- LGD code
- 454837
- Pincode
- 475336
- Post office
- Salon B.
- Population (Census 2011)
- 157
- Population (projected 2026)
- 185
- Households
- 36
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.92040°N, 78.72007°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhind
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhander
- Member of Parliament
- Sandhya Ray
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phool Singh Baraiya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ramsindur gurjar
- Block / Mandal
- Bhander
- Nearest railway station
- Moth (30.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Puranpura
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal324 kmcapital
- Delhi335 km
- Hyderabad949 km
- Mumbai969 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMoth30 km
- Hospital / PHCRenu Sharma Hospital11 km
- ATM / bankSBI37 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil37 km
- CollegeExcel IT College38 km
- Police stationPolice Station ,Chirgaon40 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
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