About Puraina Village

Puraina is a large village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,152 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.2 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Mainatanr
Area (hectares)	233.2 hectares
Population	2,189
Male Population	1,152
Female Population	1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 28th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 233.2 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 from other places

Puraina lies about 34 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhikhna Thori, about 7.7 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
Nearest railway station	Bhikhna Thori	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mainatanr	19 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	23 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	34 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 2,189. That makes it the 28th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Puraina village has 1,152 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Puraina covers 233.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Bhikhna Thori, about 7.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 34 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 is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhikhna Thori is about 7.7 km away. Mainatanr is about 19 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.