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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Purainia

पुरैनिया
Baheri mandal
Pincode 243201
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Purainia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Purainia

  • Birla Mandir · 0.8 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Purainia is a village in Baheri mandal, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,456 in 214 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.5% and is located at coordinates 27.108°N, 84.464°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jafhri
Contact: 97****4235
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LGD code
129405
Pincode
243201
Post office
Baheri (Bareilly)
Population
1,456
Households
214
Literacy rate
59.5%
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000♂
Workers
746
Distance to district centre
494 km
Distance to mandal centre
498 km
Distance to Lucknow
350 km
Distance to Kolkata
640 km
Nearest railway station
Narkatyaganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Purainia compares

By population, Purainia ranks #136 of 394 villages in Baheri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.5%
+11.5% vs mandal average
Purainia
59.5%
Baheri mandal
48.0%
Bareilly district
49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
881
−19 vs mandal average
Purainia
881
Baheri mandal
900
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.8 vs mandal average
Purainia
6.8
Baheri mandal
6.0

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

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Purainia at a glance

Purainia is a village of 1,456 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Baheri tehsil, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, the 136th-largest of 394 villages in Baheri tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 881 women per 1,000 men. It lies 494 km from the Bareilly district centre, 0 km from Pakri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 243201, served by Baheri (Bareilly) post office; the LGD village code is 129405. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is jafhri , and the village votes in Katra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Veer Vikram Singh. The population is estimated at 1,717 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Purainia

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Purainia · this village1,45660%
Murli · Alauli2,33129%0 km N
Barwa · Ramnagar00 km N
Barwa · Kadipur50263%0 km N
Mathia · Basantpur1,88964%0 km N
Baswaria · Motihari0 km N
Nankar · Harraiya34543%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purainia

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
7
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
0
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BAREILLY
Distance to nearest town (km)
6
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PURENIYA
Total area (ha)
204.51
Irrigated area (ha)
184.48
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Purainia

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Purainia

LGD code
129405
Pincode
243201
Post office
Baheri (Bareilly)
Population (Census 2011)
1,456
Population (projected 2026)
1,717
Households
214
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
881
Literacy rate
59.5%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Shahjahanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katra
Member of Parliament
Arun Kumar Sagar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Veer Vikram Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
jafhri
Block / Mandal
Baheri
Getting there

How to reach Purainia

Mandal centre
Baheri · ≈ 498 km
≈ 17 h 2 min by car · 20 h 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bareilly · ≈ 494 km
≈ 16 h 53 min by car · 20 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,698 people
Pakri · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow350 kmcapital
  • Kolkata640 km
  • Delhi732 km
  • Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
  • ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
  • Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
  • Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Purainia

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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