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About Puraini Village

Puraini is a mid sized village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 799 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.11 hectares hectares.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 245.11 hectares
Population 1,570
Male Population 799
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 174th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 245.11 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Puraini

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

Puraini lies about 29 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Nawabganj Gonda, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Nawabganj Gonda 10 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 16 km
District headquarters Gonda 29 km

Villages closest to Puraini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarabganj 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 1,570. That makes it the 174th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Puraini village has 799 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Puraini covers 245.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraini falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Nawabganj Gonda, about 10 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 Puraini.

Puraini is about 29 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Tarabganj is about 9.5 km away. Nawabganj Gonda is about 10 km away. Fyzābād 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 Bhopatpur (under 2 km), Ghachabikapur (under 2 km) and Dhan Sinha (2.1 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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