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About Puraini Village

Puraini is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,921, made up of 1,018 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 123.4 hectares
Population 1,921
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 123.4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Puraini

The census records public bus service for Puraini 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 <5 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 18 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, 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 Puraini
Nearest railway station Simri Bakhtiyarpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 4.5 km
District headquarters Saharsa 18 km

Villages closest to Puraini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraini village had a population of 1,921. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Puraini village has 1,018 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Puraini is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraini covers 123.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puraini falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Puraini.

Puraini is about 18 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about under 2 km away. Salkhua is about 4.5 km away. Saharsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurganwan (under 2 km), Gauspur (1.8 km) and Mamarkha (2.1 km).

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

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