About Puraina Village

Puraina is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,920, made up of 1,502 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.26 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Area (hectares)	168.26 hectares
Population	2,920
Male Population	1,502
Female Population	1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 168.26 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Puraina

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

Puraina lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 9.0 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
Tehsil headquarters	Barharia	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	9.0 km
Nearest town	Barauli	10 km
District headquarters	Siwan	18 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 2,920. That makes it the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Puraina village has 1,502 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Puraina covers 168.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puraina falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Ratan Sarai, about 9.0 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 Puraina.

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

Puraina is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 4.9 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 9.0 km away. Barauli is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.