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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 182 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.23 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 148.23 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 182
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 126th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 148.23 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within <5 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 Puraina from other places

Puraina lies about 37 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 8.3 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 Puraina
Nearest town Sihorā 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 11 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 37 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majholi 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 363. That makes it the 126th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Puraina village has 182 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Puraina covers 148.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraina falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Sihora Road, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 37 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihorā is about 7.3 km away. Sihora Road is about 8.3 km away. Majholi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondi Kalan (under 2 km), Junwani Khurd (under 2 km) and Ponda (1.8 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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