Puraini (community development block)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Puraini
| native_name = पुरैनी
| native_name_lang = hi
| other_name =Puraini Bazar
| settlement_type = Block
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| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25|35|56|N|86|59|22|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Bihar
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Mithila
| subdivision_name3 = Madhepura
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| leader_party = INC, JD(U), RJD, LJP
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 77792
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code =852116
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Madhepura
| website = {{URL|madhepura.bih.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = Maithili, Hindi, Urdu
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Alamnagar
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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 {{Coord|26.0430200|N|87.0126720|E|format=dms|}}.
=Panchayats=
Panchayats in Puraini community development block are: Kurshandi, Sapardah, Aurai, Nardah, Ganeshpur, dharmapur Puraini, Banshgopal, Makdampur and Durgapur.{{cite web| url = http://www.brandbihar.com/english/districts/madhepura/Madhepura_Puraini.html |title = Puraini Block |work = Blocks of Madhepura | publisher = brandbihar.com |accessdate = 2011-02-07 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130117060042/http://brandbihar.com/english/districts/madhepura/Madhepura_Puraini.html |archivedate = 2013-01-17 }}
Demographics
In the 2001 census Puraini Block had a population of 77,792.
References
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{{Madhepura district}}
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