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Puraina

Unchehara mandal
Pincode 485661
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Puraina observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Unchehara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Unchehara mandal is Deoguna Hindu temples. No temple of this dedication is on record within Puraina itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Satna
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Nagod
AC 064
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Village snapshot

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Puraina is a village in Unchehara mandal, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 224 across 38 households. The village has a literacy rate of 40.2% and is located at coordinates 24.392°N, 80.500°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUNILA SHUKLA
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LGD code
463781
Pincode
485661
Post office
Unchehara
Population
224
Households
38
Literacy rate
40.2%
Sex ratio
1133 ♀/1000♂
Workers
100
Distance to district centre
28 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Bhopal
338 km
Distance to Delhi
572 km
Nearest railway station
Unchhera · 30 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govt. Hospital Saleha · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Puraina compares

By population, Puraina ranks #159 of 235 villages in Unchehara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.2%
−18.6% vs mandal average
Puraina
40.2%
Unchehara mandal
58.8%
Satna district
61.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,133
+198 vs mandal average
Puraina
1,133
Unchehara mandal
935
Household size
people per home
5.9
+1.1 vs mandal average
Puraina
5.9
Unchehara mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Puraina at a glance

Puraina is a village of 224 people in 38 households (Census 2011) in Unchehara tehsil, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 159th-largest of 235 villages in Unchehara tehsil. Literacy is 40%, 19 points below the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,133 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Satna district centre, 25 km from Hadha, the nearest town, 30 km from Unchhera railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 485661, served by Unchehara post office; the LGD village code is 463781. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital Saleha, 10 km away. The sarpanch is SUNILA SHUKLA, and the village votes in Nagod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Singh. The population is estimated at 264 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Puraina · this village22440%—
Puraina · Huzur Nagar1,39961%0.1 km W
Hardua Kalan · Maihar1,43764%1.7 km W
Hardua Kalan · Unchehara69551%1.7 km W
Hardua · Manpur1,12158%2 km W
Chautariha · Unchehara43631%2.8 km SW
Maharaj · Unchehara31839%3.2 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puraina

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
UNCHEHARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
568.12
Irrigated area (ha)
2.4
Forest area (ha)
497.44

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Puraina

LGD code
463781
Pincode
485661
Post office
Unchehara
Population (Census 2011)
224
Population (projected 2026)
264
Households
38
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1133
Literacy rate
40.2%
Coordinates
24.39242°N, 80.50010°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Satna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nagod
Member of Parliament
Ganesh Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nagendra Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUNILA SHUKLA
Block / Mandal
Unchehara
Getting there

How to reach Puraina

Mandal centre
Unchehara · ≈ 7.4 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Satna · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,812 people
Hadha · ≈ 25 km
≈ 52 min by car · 1 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal338 kmcapital
  • Delhi572 km
  • Hyderabad807 km
  • Kolkata827 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUnchhera30 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital Saleha10 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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