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About Purena Village

Purena is a mid sized village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 564 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.95 hectares hectares.

Purena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purena village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 154.95 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 564
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Purena compares

By the 2011 count Purena is the 302nd largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 154.95 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Purena

Purena is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purena 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 Purena from other places

Purena lies about 27 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Suraincha, about 15 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 Purena
Nearest railway station Suraincha 15 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 19 km
District headquarters Sitapur 27 km

Villages closest to Purena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purena village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 302nd largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Purena village has 564 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purena has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 870.

Purena covers 154.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purena falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purena is Suraincha, about 15 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 Purena.

Purena is about 27 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purena is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Suraincha is about 15 km away. Sidhaulī is about 16 km away. Misrikh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakori (under 2 km), Anogi (1.7 km) and Gujarehata (1.7 km).

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

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