# Purani Village, Puraini, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/purani/ Village · Puraini, Madhepura # Purani Purani is a village in Puraini sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852116**. The 2011 Census counted **12,036 people in 2,315 households**, the 1st largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 12,036people (2011) - 2,315households - 57.5%literacy - 852116PIN code ## Purani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purani is 852116.** Purani falls in Puraini sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code852116 - Gram panchayatPuraini - Community development blockPuraini - Census village code226151 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purani from nearby towns? - Puraini (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)40 km by road - Murliganj (nearest town)37 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 Purani? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Purani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nayatola - ○Degree college10+ km · Udakishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Purani known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 859 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Purani Of every 100 households in Purani in 2011, 21 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purani · ■ Puraini rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **6% Toilet within the home ****28%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **97% Use banking services ****37%** **24% Television ****19%** **6% Mobile phone ****65%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Purani? ■ Purani · ■ Puraini rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **942 Working population ****30.9%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 47.5% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 352 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,194 (59%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 625 (17%) · **■** Marginal 488 (13%) 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 Puraini - Aurahi11,189 people - Makhdampur Dhapdhara10,089 people - Saparda7,876 people - Puraini Bansgopal7,722 people [All 31 villages in Puraini](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purani?852116 - How far is Purani from Madhepura?40 km by road - What is the population of Purani?12,036 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purani in?Madhepura district (Puraini sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purani?57.5% (Census 2011)