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About Puraina Kateya Village

Puraina Kateya is a large village in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,556, made up of 1,339 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraina Kateya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina Kateya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Tamkuhi Raj
Pincode 274401
Area (hectares) 166.35 hectares
Population 2,556
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puraina Kateya compares

By the 2011 count Puraina Kateya is the 104th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 166.35 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Puraina Kateya

The census records public bus service for Puraina Kateya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puraina Kateya from other places

Puraina Kateya lies about 27 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, 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 Puraina Kateya
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 10 km
Nearest town Kataiya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamkuhi Raj 27 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 27 km

Villages closest to Puraina Kateya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamkuhi Raj 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 Kateya

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina Kateya village had a population of 2,556. That makes it the 104th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Puraina Kateya village has 1,339 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina Kateya has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Puraina Kateya is 274401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina Kateya covers 166.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puraina Kateya falls under Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina Kateya is Panchdeori Halt, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puraina Kateya.

Puraina Kateya is about 27 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina Kateya is in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district. Panchdeori Halt is about 10 km away. Kataiya is about 12 km away. Tamkuhi Raj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipara Baghel (under 2 km), Bihar Buzurg (2.0 km) and Makhua (2.0 km).

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

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