About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 281 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272002, 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	Basti
Tehsil	Basti
Pincode	272002
Area (hectares)	79.12 hectares
Population	613
Male Population	281
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,181
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 474th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 79.12 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 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 4.7 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 9.6 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	Basti	4.7 km
Nearest town	Bastī	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Govindnagar	9.6 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basti 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 613. That makes it the 474th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Puraina village has 281 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Puraina is 272002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina covers 79.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Govindnagar, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Puraina.

Puraina is about 4.7 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Basti is about 4.7 km away. Bastī is about 4.7 km away. Govindnagar is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.