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About Puraini Village

Puraini is a small village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 239 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.23 hectares hectares.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 176.23 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 239
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 133rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 176.23 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 927.

Getting to Puraini

Puraini is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Puraini as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Puraini from other places

Puraini lies about 9.5 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Kaima, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station Kaima 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 9.5 km
District headquarters Satna 9.5 km

Villages closest to Puraini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraini village had a population of 473. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Puraini village has 239 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Puraini covers 176.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraini falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Kaima, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puraini.

Puraini is about 9.5 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Kaima is about 5.4 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 9.5 km away. Satna is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari Kalan (under 2 km), Bari Khurd (2.1 km) and Bharjuna Khurd (2.3 km).

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

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