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About Puraini Village

Puraini is a large village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,582, made up of 1,397 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.3 hectares hectares.

Puraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraini village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 329.3 hectares
Population 2,582
Male Population 1,397
Female Population 1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puraini compares

By the 2011 count Puraini is the 81st largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 329.3 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Puraini

Puraini is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Puraini as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 34 km from Sitapur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 2.4 km
Nearest town Biswān 2.4 km
District headquarters Sitapur 34 km

Villages closest to Puraini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biswan 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 2,582. That makes it the 81st largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Puraini village has 1,397 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraini has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Puraini covers 329.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puraini falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Puraini notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Puraini.

Puraini is about 34 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puraini is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Biswan is about 2.4 km away. Biswān is about 2.4 km away. Sitapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashraaf Pur (under 2 km), Ramabhari (under 2 km) and Shivpuri (1.6 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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