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About Pura Birai Village

Pura Birai is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 476 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Birai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Birai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Pincode 272301
Area (hectares) 29.88 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 476
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura Birai compares

By the 2011 count Pura Birai is the 289th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 29.88 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pura Birai

Pura Birai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pura Birai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura Birai from other places

Pura Birai lies about 8.1 km from Basti. 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 Pura Birai
Tehsil headquarters Basti 8.1 km
Nearest town Bastī 8.1 km

Villages closest to Pura Birai

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.

Common questions about Pura Birai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Birai village had a population of 901. That makes it the 289th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Pura Birai village has 476 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Birai has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pura Birai is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura Birai covers 29.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura Birai falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Pura Birai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Pura Birai.

Pura Birai is about 8.1 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Birai is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Basti is about 8.1 km away. Bastī is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajli (under 2 km), Dayalpur (under 2 km) and Bhelwal (under 2 km).

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

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