# Pura Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824236**. The 2011 Census counted **2,853 people in 428 households**, the 18th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 2,853people (2011)
- 428households
- 76.6%literacy
- 824236PIN code

## Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pura is 824236.** Pura falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824236
- Gram panchayatPura
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254755

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

## How far is Pura from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tikari (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 Pura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Pura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Pura

Of every 100 households in Pura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****53%**

**54%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pura?

■ Pura · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**952

Working population ****40.6%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 68.4% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 583 (50%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 98 (8%) · **■** Marginal 244 (21%)

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 Tikari

- Belwakarhara3,345 people
- Noni3,228 people
- Sivnagar3,150 people
- Sanra2,971 people
- Rewai2,806 people
- Chiraili2,743 people
- Nepa2,726 people
- Baid Bigha2,718 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pura?824236
- How far is Pura from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?2,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?76.6% (Census 2011)