Puraini (community development block) explained

Puraini
Native Name:पुरैनी
Native Name Lang:hi
Other Name:Puraini Bazar
Settlement Type:Block
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location Bihar, India
Coordinates:25.5989°N 86.9894°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Mithila
Subdivision Name3:Madhepura
Leader Party:INC, JD(U), RJD, LJP
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:77792
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:852116
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Madhepura
Demographics1 Info1:Maithili, Hindi, Urdu
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Alamnagar

Puraini is one of the administrative divisions of Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. The block headquarters are located at a distance of 48 km from the district headquarters, namely, Madhepura.

Geography

Puraini is located at .

Panchayats

Panchayats in Puraini community development block are: Kurshandi, Sapardah, Aurai, Nardah, Ganeshpur, dharmapur Puraini, Banshgopal, Makdampur and Durgapur.[1]

Demographics

In the 2001 census Puraini Block had a population of 77,792.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puraini Block . Blocks of Madhepura . brandbihar.com . 2011-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117060042/http://brandbihar.com/english/districts/madhepura/Madhepura_Puraini.html . 2013-01-17 .