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About Puraini Village

Puraini is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 218 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 218
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Puraini

Puraini is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puraini as Available within 10+ 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 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 35 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 12 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 Kathautia 12 km
Nearest town Bagaha 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 35 km
District headquarters Chatra 35 km

Villages closest to Puraini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 429. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Puraini village has 218 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 968 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 1015.

The pincode recorded for Puraini is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraini covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puraini falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Kathautia, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puraini.

Puraini is about 35 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Kathautia is about 12 km away. Bagaha is about 32 km away. Mayur Hand is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhandih (under 2 km), Balia (5.5 km) and Amjhar (8.2 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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