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About Pureni Village

Pureni is a mid sized village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 1,068 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pureni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pureni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Pincode 261205
Area (hectares) 356.08 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pureni compares

By the 2011 count Pureni is the 130th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 356.08 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Pureni

Pureni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pureni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Pureni from other places

Pureni lies about 29 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamlapur, about 6.1 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 Pureni
Nearest railway station Kamlapur 6.1 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 18 km
District headquarters Sitapur 29 km

Villages closest to Pureni

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 Pureni

As per the Census of India 2011, Pureni village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 130th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Pureni village has 1,068 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pureni has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Pureni is 261205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pureni covers 356.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pureni is Kamlapur, about 6.1 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 for Pureni.

Pureni is about 29 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pureni is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Kamlapur is about 6.1 km away. Sidhaulī is about 11 km away. Biswan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (3.1 km), Jagdishpur Hajariya (3.1 km) and Hariharpur Jamarkha (4.0 km).

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

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