# Puraina Village, Chausa, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chausa, Buxar 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Chausa sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 36 households**, the 52nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 284people (2011)
- 36households
- 62.5%literacy
- 797females per 1,000 males

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

Puraina falls in Chausa sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikraur
- Community development blockChausa
- Census village code248375

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

## How far is Puraina from nearby towns?

- Chausa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Buxar (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 Puraina?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goshainpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kashipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Puraina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Chausa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**53%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Chausa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****440**

**935

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 49.6% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (14%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Chausa

- Holartikar329 people
- Husenpur314 people
- Dharamagatpur300 people
- Deuriya290 people
- Rasulpur257 people
- Isapur183 people
- Sharifpur161 people
- Alawalpur91 people

[All 82 villages in Chausa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chausa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puraina from Buxar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Buxar district (Chausa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?62.5% (Census 2011)