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About Pureni Village

Pureni is a mid sized village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 359 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pureni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pureni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 230.67 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 359
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Pureni compares

By the 2011 count Pureni is the 69th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 230.67 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Pureni

Pureni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pureni 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 Pureni from other places

Pureni lies about 79 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 31 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 Pureni
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 13 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 31 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 43 km
District headquarters Baran 79 km

Villages closest to Pureni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pureni village had a population of 682. That makes it the 69th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Pureni village has 359 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pureni has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Pureni is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pureni covers 230.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pureni falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pureni is Khonker, about 31 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 Pureni.

Pureni is about 79 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pureni is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 13 km away. Khonker is about 31 km away. Shivpuri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faredua Taleti (under 2 km), Pajantori (2.1 km) and Bhoyal (2.9 km).

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

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