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About Purainia Village

Purainia is a mid sized village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 774 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.51 hectares hectares.

Purainia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purainia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Baheri
Area (hectares) 204.51 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 774
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purainia compares

By the 2011 count Purainia is the 132nd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 204.51 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Purainia

Purainia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purainia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Purainia from other places

Purainia lies about 41 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 3.5 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 Purainia
Nearest railway station Richha Road 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 5.9 km
District headquarters Bareilly 41 km

Villages closest to Purainia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purainia village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Purainia village has 774 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purainia has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Purainia covers 204.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purainia falls under Baheri tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purainia is Richha Road, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purainia.

Purainia is about 41 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purainia is in Baheri tehsil of Bareilly district. Richha Road is about 3.5 km away. Baheri is about 5.9 km away. Bareilly is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajpur (under 2 km), Jokhanpur (under 2 km) and Dandiya (under 2 km).

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

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