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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 396 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bijaipur
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 396
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 61st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within <5 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 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 42 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 7.3 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
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 7.3 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijaipur 23 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 42 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 822. That makes it the 61st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Puraina village has 396 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1101.

Puraina covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Duraundha Junction, about 7.3 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 - 10 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 42 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Duraundha Junction is about 7.3 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Bijaipur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (10 km), Chaumukha (11 km) and Itwa (13 km).

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

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