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About Puraini Village

Puraini is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 546 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231304
Area (hectares) 193.91 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 546
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 245th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 193.91 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Puraini

Puraini is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puraini 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 5 - 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 49 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Jeonathpur, about 1.6 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 Puraini
Nearest railway station Jeonathpur 1.6 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 20 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 49 km

Villages closest to Puraini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 996. That makes it the 245th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Puraini village has 546 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Puraini is 231304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraini covers 193.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraini falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraini is Jeonathpur, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puraini.

Puraini is about 49 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Jeonathpur is about 1.6 km away. Rāmnagar is about 4.7 km away. Chunar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purainiya Sani (under 2 km), Baraipur (under 2 km) and Jamalpur Mu Baraipur (under 2 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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