# Puraina Village, Minapur, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/minapur/puraina-228789/ Village · Minapur, Muzaffarpur # Puraina Puraina is a village in Minapur sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,719 people in 736 households**, the 26th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 3,719people (2011) - 736households - 33.3%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Puraina PIN code and other codes Puraina falls in Minapur sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMahdaya - Community development blockMinapur - Census village code228789 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puraina from nearby towns? - Minapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Muzaffarpur (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 Puraina? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative 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 school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter 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 Puraina known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Puraina Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puraina · ■ Minapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****35%** **36% Television ****6%** **12% Mobile phone ****30%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **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 Puraina? ■ Puraina · ■ Minapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.3%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **908 Working population ****34.7%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.5% for men and 26.3% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 206 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 866 (67%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (7%) · **■** Marginal 118 (9%) 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 Minapur - Tengrahan Gosaipur4,333 people - Chand Parna3,960 people - Rampur Hari3,923 people - Dharampur3,775 people - Dubaha Rani Khaira urf Benua3,649 people - Gosainpur Tengrahan Urf Gosain3,527 people - Mustafaganj3,461 people - Majhauli3,403 people [All 154 villages in Minapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/minapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puraina from Muzaffarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Puraina?3,719 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puraina in?Muzaffarpur district (Minapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puraina?33.3% (Census 2011)