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About Purainian Village

Purainian is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 306 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Purainian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purainian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 306
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purainian compares

By the 2011 count Purainian is the 58th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Purainian

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

How far is Purainian from other places

Purainian lies about 16 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 6.1 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 Purainian
Nearest railway station Ganpura 6.1 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 7.7 km
District headquarters Patna 16 km

Villages closest to Purainian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purainian village had a population of 589. That makes it the 58th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Purainian village has 306 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purainian has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Purainian covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purainian falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Purainian is Ganpura, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purainian.

Purainian is about 16 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purainian is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Ganpura is about 6.1 km away. Naubatpur is about 7.1 km away. Punpun is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newa (under 2 km), Behrawan (under 2 km) and Dehri (under 2 km).

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

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