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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a large village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,384, made up of 1,746 males and 1,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1073.35 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 1073.35 hectares
Population 3,384
Male Population 1,746
Female Population 1,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 1073.35 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within <5 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 Puraina from other places

Puraina lies about 86 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Hardua, about 4.9 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 Shahnagar 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Hardua 4.9 km
Nearest town Murwāra 16 km
District headquarters Panna 86 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahnagar 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 3,384. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Puraina village has 1,746 males and 1,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Puraina covers 1073.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Hardua, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puraina.

Puraina is about 86 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 Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Shahnagar is about 4.2 km away. Hardua is about 4.9 km away. Murwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugargawan (2.1 km), Mihgawan Tilia (2.2 km) and Panderi (2.5 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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