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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 606 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.05 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 150.05 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 606
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 136th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 150.05 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

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 <5 km distance. 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 37 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Bhatpar Rani, about 4.2 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 Bhatpar Rani 4.2 km
Nearest town Mairwa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 15 km
District headquarters Deoria 37 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 136th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Puraina village has 606 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Puraina covers 150.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Bhatpar Rani, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 37 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Bhatpar Rani is about 4.2 km away. Mairwa is about 12 km away. Salempur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taldiha (under 2 km), Baidwali (2.6 km) and Tandawa (3.1 km).

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

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