Skip to main content

About Purena Village

Purena is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 267 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purena village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 267
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purena compares

By the 2011 count Purena is the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Purena

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

Purena lies about 72 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 13 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 Purena
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 10 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 10 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 72 km

Villages closest to Purena

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Purena

As per the Census of India 2011, Purena village had a population of 524. That makes it the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Purena village has 267 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purena has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Purena is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purena covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purena falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Purena is Nipania, about 13 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purena.

Purena is about 72 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purena is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 10 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 10 km away. Nipania is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purenakhapri (under 2 km), Nawapara (under 2 km) and Karda (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All