# Purpathar Village, Chhorahi, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhorahi, Begusarai 

# Purpathar

Purpathar is a village in Chhorahi sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,516 people in 343 households**, the 28th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,516people (2011)
- 343households
- 67.7%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Purpathar PIN code and other codes

Purpathar falls in Chhorahi sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPurpathar
- Community development blockChhorahi
- Census village code237426

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

## How far is Purpathar from nearby towns?

- Chhorahi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Rosera (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 Purpathar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Purpathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rosera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Purpathar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Purpathar

Of every 100 households in Purpathar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purpathar · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**37%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Purpathar?

■ Purpathar · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**943

Working population ****31.1%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 54.3% for women. 43% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 429 (91%)

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 Chhorahi

- Gauri Dih1,841 people
- Ibrahimpur1,766 people
- Baraipura1,721 people
- Benga1,588 people
- Bathaul1,379 people
- Milki1,270 people
- Patahi1,172 people
- Bad Bakhadda1,039 people

[All 59 villages in Chhorahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purpathar from Begusarai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Purpathar?1,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purpathar in?Begusarai district (Chhorahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purpathar?67.7% (Census 2011)