About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Chaugain tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 233 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Chaugain
Pincode	802134
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	517
Male Population	233
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,219
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puraina from other places

Puraina lies about 29 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 6.3 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 Puraina
Tehsil headquarters	Chaugain	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	6.3 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	11 km
District headquarters	Buxar	29 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

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Common questions about Puraina

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 517. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Puraina village has 233 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Puraina is 802134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Chaugain tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 29 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Chaugain tehsil of Buxar district. Chaugain is about 5.9 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 6.3 km away. Dumraon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.