About Puraini Village

Puraini is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 420 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Basantpur
Pincode	854340
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	823
Male Population	420
Female Population	403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 56th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Puraini

Puraini is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puraini as Available within 5 - 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 Puraini from other places

Puraini lies about 89 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 15 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 town	Arāria	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Arariya	15 km
District headquarters	Supaul	89 km

Villages closest to Puraini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraini village had a population of 823. That makes it the 56th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Puraini village has 420 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Puraini is 854340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraini covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraini falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Arariya, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Puraini.

Puraini is about 89 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Arāria is about 13 km away. Basantpur is about 14 km away. Arariya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.