About Puraina Khas Village

Puraina Khas is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,971, made up of 975 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraina Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina Khas village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272118
Area (hectares)	154.64 hectares
Population	1,971
Male Population	975
Female Population	996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina Khas compares

By the 2011 count Puraina Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 154.64 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Puraina Khas

Puraina Khas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puraina Khas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Puraina Khas from other places

Puraina Khas lies about 56 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 6.9 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 Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	6.9 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	11 km
District headquarters	Basti	56 km

Villages closest to Puraina Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina Khas village had a population of 1,971. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Puraina Khas village has 975 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina Khas has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Puraina Khas is 272118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina Khas covers 154.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Puraina Khas is Uska Bazar, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Puraina Khas is about 56 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina Khas is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 4.7 km away. Uska Bazar is about 6.9 km away. Bānsi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.