About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,811, made up of 920 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, 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	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Pincode	273303
Area (hectares)	170.31 hectares
Population	1,811
Male Population	920
Female Population	891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 242nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 170.31 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Puraina

Puraina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puraina as Available within 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 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 40 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Mahuawa Khurd, about 12 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	Mahuawa Khurd	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	21 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	21 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	40 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

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Common questions about Puraina

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 1,811. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Puraina village has 920 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Puraina is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina covers 170.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Mahuawa Khurd, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 40 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Mahuawa Khurd is about 12 km away. Maharajganj is about 21 km away. Mahārāganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.