About Puri Village

Puri is a large village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,190, made up of 1,656 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Puri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	3,190
Male Population	1,656
Female Population	1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puri compares

By the 2011 count Puri is the 12th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Puri

Puri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puri as Available within 5 - 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 Puri from other places

Puri lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 7.8 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 Puri
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Deepnagar Halt	7.8 km
Nearest town	Silao	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Puri

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 Puri

As per the Census of India 2011, Puri village had a population of 3,190. That makes it the 12th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Puri village has 1,656 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puri has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Puri covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puri falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puri is Deepnagar Halt, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puri.

Puri is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puri is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 6.8 km away. Deepnagar Halt is about 7.8 km away. Silao is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.