# Piritnagar Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Piritnagar

Piritnagar is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 156 households**, the 56th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 702people (2011)
- 156households
- 63.0%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Piritnagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Piritnagar is 854116.** Piritnagar falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatGauripur
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225403

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

## How far is Piritnagar from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)31 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 Piritnagar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Piritnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shahnagar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Piritnagar known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and jute**. About 63% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Piritnagar

Of every 100 households in Piritnagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piritnagar · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**25%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**40%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Piritnagar?

■ Piritnagar · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1369**

**959

Working population ****27.9%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 53.1% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 155 (79%)

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 Pranpur

- Keshopur841 people
- Datranga821 people
- Khojate Hat744 people
- Bisare718 people
- Harphara688 people
- Rahar671 people
- Ganganagar641 people
- Mahadeonagar618 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Piritnagar?854116
- How far is Piritnagar from Katihar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Piritnagar?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piritnagar in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piritnagar?63.0% (Census 2011)