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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| 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/}}

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| 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}}

{{Kosi Division topics}}

Category:Community development blocks in Madhepura district