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About Puraini Village

Puraini is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 252 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Pincode 274001
Area (hectares) 43.97 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 252
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 292nd largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 43.97 hectares work out to about 11 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 Puraini

Puraini 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 Puraini as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Puraini from other places

Puraini lies about 20 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Barhaj Bazar, about 7.3 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 Puraini
Nearest railway station Barhaj Bazar 7.3 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 14 km
District headquarters Deoria 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 23 km

Villages closest to Puraini

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 Puraini

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraini village had a population of 501. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Puraini village has 252 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 988 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.

The pincode recorded for Puraini is 274001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraini covers 43.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Barhaj Bazar, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Puraini.

Puraini is about 20 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Barhaj Bazar is about 7.3 km away. Rūdarpur is about 14 km away. Deoria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhithaha (under 2 km), Gopal Pur (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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