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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,812, made up of 1,998 males and 1,814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 844123
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 3,812
Male Population 1,998
Female Population 1,814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

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 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 <5 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 40 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 14 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 Siho 14 km
Nearest town Muzaffarpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 29 km
District headquarters Vaishali 40 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 3,812. That makes it the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Puraina village has 1,998 males and 1,814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Puraina is 844123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puraina falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Siho, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 40 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Siho is about 14 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 26 km away. Lalganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwan Gobindpur (7.3 km), Lacchminarayanpur (17 km) and Warispur (18 km).

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

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