About Puraini Village

Puraini is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,989, made up of 1,030 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	205 hectares
Population	1,989
Male Population	1,030
Female Population	959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Puraini

Puraini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puraini as Available within village. 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 Puraini from other places

Puraini lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sadipur, about 11 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	Giriak	1.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sadipur	11 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	27 km

Villages closest to Puraini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraini village had a population of 1,989. That makes it the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Puraini village has 1,030 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Puraini covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraini falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Sadipur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Puraini.

Puraini is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 1.7 km away. Sadipur is about 11 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.