Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga # Purkhopatti Purkhopatti is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,590 people in 702 households, the 19th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 3,590 people (2011) - 702 households - 56.6% literacy - 927 females per 1,000 males ## Purkhopatti PIN code and other codes Purkhopatti falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Premjiwar - Community development block Bahadurpur - Census village code 227403 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purkhopatti from nearby towns? - Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 2 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purkhopatti? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhopatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Laheriasarai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Laheriasarai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ram Nagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purkhopatti known for? The main crops are paddy. About 72% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purkhopatti Of every 100 households in Purkhopatti in 2011, 11 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purkhopatti · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 11% 22% - Toilet within the home 26% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 74% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 39% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 88% - Use banking services 57% 44% - Television 15% 13% - Mobile phone 53% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 20% 26% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purkhopatti? ■ Purkhopatti · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 57.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 827 907 - Working population 27.9% 29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 49.1% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 38 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 273 (27%) · ■ Household industry 62 (6%) · ■ Other work 413 (41%) · ■ Marginal 216 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurpur - Kherajpur 3,991 people - Bazidpur 3,784 people - Balbhadarpur 3,770 people - Biuni 3,652 people - Chhaprar 3,561 people - Padri 3,491 people - Kansi 3,400 people - Ahila 3,356 people All 171 villages in Bahadurpur ## Quick answers - How far is Purkhopatti from Darbhanga? 2 km by road - What is the population of Purkhopatti? 3,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purkhopatti in? Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purkhopatti? 56.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/purkhopatti/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.