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About Puraina Gosain Village

Puraina Gosain is one of the larger villages in Chanpatia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,435, made up of 3,354 males and 3,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares.

Puraina Gosain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina Gosain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Chanpatia
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 6,435
Male Population 3,354
Female Population 3,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina Gosain compares

By the 2011 count Puraina Gosain is the 10th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Puraina Gosain

Puraina Gosain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puraina Gosain as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puraina Gosain from other places

Puraina Gosain lies about 7.5 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chanpatia, 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 Puraina Gosain
Nearest railway station Chanpatia under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 7.5 km

Villages closest to Puraina Gosain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanpatia 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 Puraina Gosain

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina Gosain village had a population of 6,435. That makes it the 10th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents.

Puraina Gosain village has 3,354 males and 3,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina Gosain has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Puraina Gosain covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puraina Gosain falls under Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraina Gosain is Chanpatia, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puraina Gosain.

Puraina Gosain is about 7.5 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina Gosain is in Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chanpatia is about under 2 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankat (2.2 km), Puraina Choube (2.2 km) and Lachhmipur (2.3 km).

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

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