# Pual Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Pual

Pual is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,653 people in 363 households**, the 73rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,653people (2011)
- 363households
- 46.7%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Pual PIN code and other codes

Pual falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelwa Dangi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225067

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

## How far is Pual from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)20 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 Pual?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pual; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Masanpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balarampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Pual known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Pual

Of every 100 households in Pual in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pual · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**40%

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 Pual?

■ Pual · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**960

Working population ****26.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 35.6% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (23%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 295 (68%)

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 Barsoi

- Jamra1,745 people
- Puria1,710 people
- Palasi1,709 people
- Sitalpur1,675 people
- Baghar1,623 people
- Shekhpura1,590 people
- Neamatpur1,581 people
- Malikpur1,578 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pual from Katihar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Pual?1,653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pual in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pual?46.7% (Census 2011)