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

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Village · Manjha, Gopalganj 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Manjha sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,940 people in 318 households**, the 36th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,940people (2011)
- 318households
- 54.5%literacy
- 1,144females per 1,000 males

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPuraina
- Community development blockManjha
- Census village code231023

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?

- Manjha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)15 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baroli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 92% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Manjha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**65%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Manjha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**1050

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**963

Working population ****22.1%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 42.2% for women. 37% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 341 (80%)

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 Manjha

- Bhatwalia2,137 people
- Pathra2,130 people
- Pathan Patti1,969 people
- Mujauna1,949 people
- Bahora Tola1,898 people
- Amaithi Khurd1,875 people
- Amaithi Kalan1,840 people
- Duldulia1,770 people

[All 111 villages in Manjha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/manjha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puraina from Gopalganj?15 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?1,940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Gopalganj district (Manjha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?54.5% (Census 2011)