# Purahra Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nabinagar, Aurangabad 

# Purahra

Purahra is a village in Nabinagar sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **834 people in 139 households**, the 127th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 834people (2011)
- 139households
- 67.1%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Purahra PIN code and other codes

Purahra falls in Nabinagar sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTandwa
- Community development blockNabinagar
- Census village code253929

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

## How far is Purahra from nearby towns?

- Nabinagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)46 km by road
- Nabinagar (nearest town)9 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 Purahra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Purahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Tandwa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tandwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nabinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Purahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Purahra

Of every 100 households in Purahra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purahra · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**56%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purahra?

■ Purahra · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**940

Working population ****22.1%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 56.1% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (18%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 137 (74%)

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 Nabinagar

- Mangi840 people
- Kasautia839 people
- Kazakpur839 people
- Ghuranand838 people
- Gangahar827 people
- Karhari827 people
- Mehian825 people
- Misir Tendua824 people

[All 331 villages in Nabinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purahra from Aurangabad?46 km by road
- What is the population of Purahra?834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purahra in?Aurangabad district (Nabinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purahra?67.1% (Census 2011)