Village · Puraini, Madhepura # Kanwanrahi Kanwanrahi is a village in Puraini sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code 852116. The 2011 Census counted 269 people in 49 households, the 22nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 269 people (2011) - 49 households - 56.5% literacy - 852116 PIN code ## Kanwanrahi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanwanrahi is 852116. Kanwanrahi falls in Puraini sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code 852116 - Gram panchayat Durgapur - Community development block Puraini - Census village code 226138 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanwanrahi from nearby towns? - Puraini (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 51 km by road - Murliganj (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanwanrahi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanwanrahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nayatola - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chosa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanwanrahi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanwanrahi Of every 100 households in Kanwanrahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanwanrahi · ■ Puraini rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 4% 3% - Drinking water within premises 24% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 33% 24% - Television 2% 6% - Mobile phone 69% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 34% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanwanrahi? ■ Kanwanrahi · ■ Puraini rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.5% 50.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 818 910 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 942 - Working population 24.5% 37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 36.8% for women. 39% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 47 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (27%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Puraini - Mohammadpur Balia 1,306 people - Nazar Ali Milik 1,016 people - Kalekhan Naek Jagir 333 people - Amanat Sarkar 299 people All 31 villages in Puraini ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanwanrahi? 852116 - How far is Kanwanrahi from Madhepura? 51 km by road - What is the population of Kanwanrahi? 269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanwanrahi in? Madhepura district (Puraini sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanwanrahi? 56.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/kanwanrahi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.