About Puraina Village

Puraina is a mid sized village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 382 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272171, 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	Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil	Mehdawal
Pincode	272171
Area (hectares)	54.43 hectares
Population	738
Male Population	382
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Puraina is the 212th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 54.43 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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 5 - 10 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Mehdawal	5.9 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Campierganj	20 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 Mehdawal 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 738. That makes it the 212th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Puraina village has 382 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraina has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Puraina is 272171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraina covers 54.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraina falls under Mehdawal 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 5.9 km away. Mehndāwal is about 5.9 km away. Campierganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.