About Puraina Village

Puraina is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,285 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271855, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bahraich
Tehsil	Nanpara
Pincode	271855
Area (hectares)	558.22 hectares
Population	2,497
Male Population	1,285
Female Population	1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 202nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 558.22 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 48 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Gaighat Halt, about 1.9 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
Nearest railway station	Gaighat Halt	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanpara	14 km
Nearest town	Nānpāra	14 km
District headquarters	Bahraich	48 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

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Common questions about Puraina

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Puraina village has 1,285 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Puraina is 271855. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina covers 558.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraina falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Gaighat Halt, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Puraina is about 48 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Gaighat Halt is about 1.9 km away. Nanpara is about 14 km away. Nānpāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.