About Puraina Village

Puraina is a large village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,855, made up of 1,448 males and 1,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.14 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	Bhanpur
Pincode	272002
Area (hectares)	98.14 hectares
Population	2,855
Male Population	1,448
Female Population	1,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 98.14 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puraina from other places

Puraina lies about 139 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 5.5 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 Puraina
Nearest railway station	Dobhi	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanpur	10 km
Nearest town	Saidpur	25 km
District headquarters	Basti	139 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 2,855. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Puraina village has 1,448 males and 1,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

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

Puraina covers 98.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Dobhi, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Puraina is about 139 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 Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Dobhi is about 5.5 km away. Bhanpur is about 10 km away. Saidpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.