# Purwa Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/purwa/ Village · Barhampur, Buxar # Purwa Purwa is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,215 people in 313 households**, the 24th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%. - 2,215people (2011) - 313households - 76.3%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Purwa PIN code and other codes Purwa falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNimej - Community development blockBarhampur - Census village code248016 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purwa from nearby towns? - Barhampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)40 km by road - Dumraon (nearest town)20 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 Purwa? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Purwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Purwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Purwa Of every 100 households in Purwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Purwa · ■ Barhampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **8% Toilet within the home ****21%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **77% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **89% Use banking services ****86%** **60% Television ****39%** **15% Mobile phone ****82%** **69% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **17% 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 Purwa? ■ Purwa · ■ Barhampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **67.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **930 Working population ****27.9%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 39% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (15%) · **■** Household industry 75 (12%) · **■** Other work 140 (23%) · **■** Marginal 267 (43%) 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 Barhampur - Baruhan3,267 people - Balua3,193 people - Gahauna3,176 people - Umedpur2,407 people - Rahthua2,108 people - Hathilpur2,063 people - Harnathpur2,060 people - Khochariyawan2,047 people [All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purwa from Buxar?40 km by road - What is the population of Purwa?2,215 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purwa in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purwa?76.3% (Census 2011)