# Purandarpur Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Purandarpur

Purandarpur is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 45 households**, the 80th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 263people (2011)
- 45households
- 43.8%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Purandarpur PIN code and other codes

Purandarpur falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKathar
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247884

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

## How far is Purandarpur from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumraon (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 Purandarpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dia Parmeswar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dumri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Purandarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Purandarpur

Of every 100 households in Purandarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purandarpur · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****2%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purandarpur?

■ Purandarpur · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**921

Working population ****45.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 20.8% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (38%)

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 Simri

- Sirkhiri353 people
- Hirpur316 people
- Dubha Taufir306 people
- Pakari306 people
- Lakhrawan176 people
- Nagwan Kalika170 people
- Dubauli165 people
- Rajauli157 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purandarpur from Buxar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Purandarpur?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purandarpur in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purandarpur?43.8% (Census 2011)