# Pursanda Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui 

# Pursanda

Pursanda is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,301 people in 562 households**, the 10th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 3,301people (2011)
- 562households
- 51.1%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Pursanda PIN code and other codes

Pursanda falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPursanda
- Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj
- Census village code258571

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

## How far is Pursanda from nearby towns?

- Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)35 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 Pursanda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pursanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Pursanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Pursanda

Of every 100 households in Pursanda in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pursanda · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**39%

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 Pursanda?

■ Pursanda · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**955

Working population ****43.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 37.3% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 652 (45%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (5%) · **■** Marginal 644 (44%)

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 Islamnagar Aliganj

- Darkha3,943 people
- Dighaut3,843 people
- Mirzaganj3,638 people
- Chaurasa3,416 people
- Ram Sagar Hilsa3,282 people
- Kolhna3,252 people
- Kodwaria3,104 people
- Sahora3,013 people

[All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pursanda from Jamui?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pursanda?3,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pursanda in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pursanda?51.1% (Census 2011)