About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 309 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.11 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Area (hectares)	60.11 hectares
Population	612
Male Population	309
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
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 compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 118th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 60.11 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puraina 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 from other places

Puraina lies about 24 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Tinich, about 16 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	Rudhauli	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Tinich	16 km
District headquarters	Basti	24 km
Nearest town	Bastī	24 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 612. That makes it the 118th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Puraina village has 309 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 981 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 1017.

Puraina covers 60.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Tinich, about 16 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.

Puraina is about 24 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 Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 7.2 km away. Tinich is about 16 km away. Basti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.