# Piraunta Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Piraunta

Piraunta is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,887 people in 609 households**, the 12th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 3,887people (2011)
- 609households
- 54.3%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Piraunta PIN code and other codes

Piraunta falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPirauta
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246764

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

## How far is Piraunta from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)10 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 Piraunta?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Piraunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saidpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Piraunta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Piraunta

Of every 100 households in Piraunta in 2011, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piraunta · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**61%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Piraunta?

■ Piraunta · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**900

Working population ****25.6%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 40.2% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (54%) · **■** Household industry 74 (7%) · **■** Other work 109 (11%) · **■** Marginal 89 (9%)

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 Arrah

- Bhakura4,835 people
- Karari4,679 people
- Daulatpur4,416 people
- Mahuli4,166 people
- khajuria3,777 people
- Dhauandhua3,601 people
- Basantpur3,323 people
- Baghipakar3,070 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piraunta from Arrah?10 km by road
- What is the population of Piraunta?3,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piraunta in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piraunta?54.3% (Census 2011)