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About Puraini Village

Puraini is one of the larger villages in Kumarkhand tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,184, made up of 4,252 males and 3,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 939.2 hectares hectares.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kumarkhand
Area (hectares) 939.2 hectares
Population 8,184
Male Population 4,252
Female Population 3,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents. Its 939.2 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Puraini

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

How far is Puraini from other places

Puraini lies about 29 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Murliganj, about 19 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 Puraini
Tehsil headquarters Kumarkhand 16 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Murliganj 19 km
District headquarters Madhepura 29 km

Villages closest to Puraini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraini village had a population of 8,184. That makes it the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents.

Puraini village has 4,252 males and 3,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Puraini covers 939.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraini falls under Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Murliganj, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Puraini is in Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district. Kumarkhand is about 16 km away. Chhātāpur is about 18 km away. Murliganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (1.6 km), Purainikararia Chakla (1.7 km) and Nainpatti (2.3 km).

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

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