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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 498 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.87 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 337.87 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 498
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 60th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 337.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puraina 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 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 54 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Vijay Sota, about 21 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 Ramnagar 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Vijay Sota 21 km
Nearest town Beohāri 31 km
District headquarters Satna 54 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 927. That makes it the 60th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Puraina village has 498 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Puraina covers 337.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraina falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Vijay Sota, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 54 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district. Ramnagar is about 5.4 km away. Vijay Sota is about 21 km away. Beohāri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devri Kalan (under 2 km), Dihiya Kalan (under 2 km) and Devri Khurd (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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