About Puria Village

Puria is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,710, made up of 891 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	1,710
Male Population	891
Female Population	819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puria compares

By the 2011 count Puria is the 64th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Puria

Puria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Puria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Puria from other places

Puria lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 8.0 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 Puria
Nearest railway station	Kachna	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	9.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	14 km
District headquarters	Katihar	43 km

Villages closest to Puria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puria village had a population of 1,710. That makes it the 64th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Puria village has 891 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puria has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Puria is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puria covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puria falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puria is Kachna, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puria.

Puria is about 43 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puria is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Kachna is about 8.0 km away. Barsoi is about 9.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.