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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,943, made up of 1,533 males and 1,410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271404, 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 Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271404
Area (hectares) 874.82 hectares
Population 2,943
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 80th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 874.82 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 16 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 14 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 Kathola 14 km
District headquarters Gonda 16 km
Nearest town Gondā City 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 19 km

Villages closest to Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj 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 2,943. That makes it the 80th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Puraina village has 1,533 males and 1,410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Puraina is 271404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina covers 874.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraina falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Kathola, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 16 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kathola is about 14 km away. Gonda is about 16 km away. Gondā City is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kataila (under 2 km), Dhanaura (1.8 km) and Narda (1.8 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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