About Puraini Village

Puraini is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 718 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Nagaruntari
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	60.04 hectares
Population	1,419
Male Population	718
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 60.04 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Puraini

Puraini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puraini as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 36 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 3.3 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nagaruntari	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Nagar Untari	3.3 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	36 km

Villages closest to Puraini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagaruntari 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 1,419. That makes it the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Puraini village has 718 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Puraini is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraini covers 60.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puraini falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Nagar Untari, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puraini.

Puraini is about 36 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagaruntari is about under 2 km away. Nagar Untari is about 3.3 km away. Garhwa is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.