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About Puraia Village

Puraia is a mid sized village in Bhogaon tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 648 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.7 hectares hectares.

Puraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Bhogaon
Area (hectares) 113.7 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 648
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
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 Puraia compares

By the 2011 count Puraia is the 196th largest of the 380 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 113.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Puraia

Puraia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puraia 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 Puraia from other places

Puraia lies about 118 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 7.6 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 Puraia
Nearest railway station Sonai 7.6 km
Nearest town Hāthras 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhogaon 23 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 118 km

Villages closest to Puraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraia village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 196th largest of the 380 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Puraia village has 648 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraia has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Puraia covers 113.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraia falls under Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraia is Sonai, about 7.6 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 Puraia.

Puraia is about 118 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraia is in Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district. Sonai is about 7.6 km away. Hāthras is about 14 km away. Bhogaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakhatpur (3.0 km), Mohkampur (3.1 km) and Mirjapur (3.5 km).

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

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