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About Purena Village

Purena is a small village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 23 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares.

Purena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purena village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 23
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Purena compares

By the 2011 count Purena is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Purena

Purena is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purena as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purena from other places

Purena lies about 77 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salichauka Road, about 38 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 Purena
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 7.4 km
Nearest town Bareli 32 km
Nearest railway station Salichauka Road 38 km
District headquarters Raisen 77 km

Villages closest to Purena

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaipura 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 Purena

As per the Census of India 2011, Purena village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Purena village has 23 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purena has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Purena covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purena falls under Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purena is Salichauka Road, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purena.

Purena is about 77 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purena is in Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Udaipura is about 7.4 km away. Bareli is about 32 km away. Salichauka Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijanhai (under 2 km), Shobhapur (1.9 km) and Dungariya Kalan (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purena today is likely to be higher.

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