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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Devendranagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 431 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.58 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Devendranagar
Area (hectares) 296.58 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 431
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 296.58 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 912.

Getting to Puraina

The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within <5 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 30 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Devendranagar 8.8 km
Nearest town Nāgod 19 km
District headquarters Panna 30 km
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 43 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devendranagar 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 843. That makes it the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Puraina village has 431 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Puraina covers 296.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraina falls under Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Lagargawan, about 43 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 30 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district. Devendranagar is about 8.8 km away. Nāgod is about 19 km away. Panna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itwanmahgu (under 2 km), Raigarh (under 2 km) and Golhi Bhudiya (3.0 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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