# Purani Sarai Village, Nathnagar, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nathnagar, Bhagalpur 

# Purani Sarai

Purani Sarai is a village in Nathnagar sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **812006**. The 2011 Census counted **2,126 people in 420 households**, the 23rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%.

- 2,126people (2011)
- 420households
- 72.2%literacy
- 812006PIN code

## Purani Sarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purani Sarai is 812006.** Purani Sarai falls in Nathnagar sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code812006
- Gram panchayatRampur Khurd
- Community development blockNathnagar
- Census village code239533

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

## How far is Purani Sarai from nearby towns?

- Nathnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)8 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 Purani Sarai?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sujapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Purani Sarai known for?

About 55% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Purani Sarai

Of every 100 households in Purani Sarai in 2011, 27 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purani Sarai · ■ Nathnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**41%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Purani Sarai?

■ Purani Sarai · ■ Nathnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**60.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713**

**938

Working population ****38.9%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 59.2% for women. 43% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (15%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (14%) · **■** Marginal 323 (39%)

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 Nathnagar

- Dighi2,246 people
- Makanpur2,207 people
- Ajmeripur2,172 people
- Raghopur2,168 people
- Mathurapur2,080 people
- Kishunpur2,051 people
- Gobindpur2,047 people
- Kajraili1,984 people

[All 152 villages in Nathnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/nathnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purani Sarai?812006
- How far is Purani Sarai from Bhagalpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Purani Sarai?2,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purani Sarai in?Bhagalpur district (Nathnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purani Sarai?72.2% (Census 2011)