# Puraina Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 140 households**, the 64th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 822people (2011)
- 140households
- 76.9%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

Puraina falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelwa
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229891

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?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)74 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaomukha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 85% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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, 34 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**67%

Television ****24%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****23.8%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (10%) · **■** Marginal 12 (6%)

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 Bijaipur

- Karam Char836 people
- Parsauni833 people
- Belwa828 people
- Aghaila Misir824 people
- Baherwa803 people
- Suaraha799 people
- Maheshpur778 people
- Ganga Chhapar775 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puraina from Gopalganj?74 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?76.9% (Census 2011)