# Purainia Ruknuddin Village, Karpi, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karpi, Arwal 

# Purainia Ruknuddin

Purainia Ruknuddin is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,261 people in 222 households**, the 46th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,261people (2011)
- 222households
- 60.5%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Purainia Ruknuddin PIN code and other codes

Purainia Ruknuddin falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPurainiya Shekha
- Community development blockKarpi
- Census village code260731

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Purainia Ruknuddin from nearby towns?

- Karpi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)15 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Purainia Ruknuddin?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Purainia Ruknuddin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhunathi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karpi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purainia Ruknuddin known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include gur. About 61% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Purainia Ruknuddin

Of every 100 households in Purainia Ruknuddin in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purainia Ruknuddin · ■ Karpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Purainia Ruknuddin?

■ Purainia Ruknuddin · ■ Karpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1218**

**930

Working population ****47.5%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 39.9% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (48%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 218 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karpi

- Belkari1,429 people
- Angari1,419 people
- Bazidpur Karwa1,304 people
- Bara Nathu1,298 people
- Shekhpura1,234 people
- Baghra1,192 people
- Bara1,160 people
- Mahpur Bara1,138 people

[All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purainia Ruknuddin from Arwal?15 km by road
- What is the population of Purainia Ruknuddin?1,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purainia Ruknuddin in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purainia Ruknuddin?60.5% (Census 2011)