About Puraina Village

Puraina is a small village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 152 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shahdol
Tehsil	Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	293
Male Population	152
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 159th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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 village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Pathrapani, Pidra, Pipari and Pondi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Puraina

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 293. That makes it the 159th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Puraina village has 152 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Puraina covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puraina falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Puraina notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.