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About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Khalilabad tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 500 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.8 hectares hectares.

Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraina village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Khalilabad
Area (hectares) 126.8 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 500
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 203rd largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents. Its 126.8 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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 5 - 10 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 - 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 28 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, about 20 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 town Mehndāwal 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Campierganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalilabad 27 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 28 km

Villages closest to Puraina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraina village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents.

Puraina village has 500 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Puraina covers 126.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puraina is Campierganj, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puraina.

Puraina is about 28 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraina is in Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehndāwal is about 5.9 km away. Campierganj is about 20 km away. Khalilabad 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 Bhataura (under 2 km), Kakarahia (under 2 km) and Tarwa (4.2 km).

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

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