# Puran Village, Karpi, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/puran/ Village · Karpi, Arwal # Puran Puran is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,133 people in 694 households**, the 13th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 4,133people (2011) - 694households - 66.7%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Puran PIN code and other codes Puran falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPuran - Community development blockKarpi - Census village code260776 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puran from nearby towns? - Karpi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Arwal (district HQ)18 km by road - Arwal (nearest town)18 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 Puran? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Puran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaler - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Karpi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Puran known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 66% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 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 Puran Of every 100 households in Puran in 2011, 2 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Puran · ■ Karpi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **2% Toilet within the home ****31%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****7%** **10% Mobile phone ****61%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **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 Puran? ■ Puran · ■ Karpi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **930 Working population ****44.2%** **34.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 56.9% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 981 (54%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 174 (10%) · **■** Marginal 473 (26%) 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 - Belkharakhas5,318 people - Bambhai5,098 people - Katesar4,926 people - Murarhi4,288 people - Narga4,081 people - Kutubpur Tera3,614 people - Khajuri3,356 people - Rohai3,306 people [All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puran from Arwal?18 km by road - What is the population of Puran?4,133 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puran in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puran?66.7% (Census 2011)