About Purani Village

Purani is one of the larger villages in Puraini tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,036, made up of 6,285 males and 5,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Puraini
Pincode	852116
Area (hectares)	859 hectares
Population	12,036
Male Population	6,285
Female Population	5,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purani compares

By the 2011 count Purani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,747 residents. Its 859 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Purani

Purani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Purani from other places

Purani lies about 89 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Hatpuraini Railway station, about under 2 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 Purani
Tehsil headquarters	Puraini	under 2 km
Nearest town	Purāini	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Hatpuraini Railway station	under 2 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	89 km

Villages closest to Purani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purani village had a population of 12,036. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,747 residents.

Purani village has 6,285 males and 5,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purani has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Purani is 852116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purani covers 859 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purani falls under Puraini tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purani is Hatpuraini Railway station, about under 2 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 village for Purani.

Purani is about 89 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purani is in Puraini tehsil of Madhepura district. Puraini is about under 2 km away. Purāini is about under 2 km away. Hatpuraini Railway station is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.