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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Puria

Puria is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,710 people in 360 households**, the 70th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,710people (2011)
- 360households
- 50.3%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Puria PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puria is 855102.** Puria falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatBhavanipur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224971

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

## How far is Puria from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Puria?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Puria; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lagwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Puria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Puria

Of every 100 households in Puria in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puria · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**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 Puria?

■ Puria · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**960

Working population ****27.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 47.7% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (82%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%)

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

- Banbhui1,768 people
- Pataul1,766 people
- Dogachh1,759 people
- Jamra1,745 people
- Palasi1,709 people
- Sitalpur1,675 people
- Pual1,653 people
- Baghar1,623 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puria?855102
- How far is Puria from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Puria?1,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puria in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puria?50.3% (Census 2011)