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

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,372 people in 367 households**, the 26th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 2,372people (2011)
- 367households
- 68.4%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Pura PIN code and other codes

Pura falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPura
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256801

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?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)25 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Wazirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 58% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**36%

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 Pura?

■ Pura · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**961

Working population ****30.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 56.1% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 217 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (32%) · **■** Other work 178 (25%) · **■** Marginal 92 (13%)

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 Wazirganj

- Pipra2,732 people
- Bishanpur2,678 people
- Babhandih Wajirganj2,646 people
- Kandha2,446 people
- Madardih2,156 people
- Kolhna2,086 people
- Hansra2,078 people
- Eru2,056 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pura from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?2,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?68.4% (Census 2011)