# pura Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda 

# pura

pura is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,213 people in 237 households**, the 53rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,213people (2011)
- 237households
- 60.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## pura PIN code and other codes

pura falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMandachh
- Community development blockEkangarsarai
- Census village code244807

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

## How far is pura from nearby towns?

- Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)25 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 pura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside pura; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 pura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 pura

Of every 100 households in pura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ pura · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**47%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 pura?

■ pura · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**915

Working population ****43.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 48.2% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (37%) · **■** Household industry 58 (11%) · **■** Other work 81 (15%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%)

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 Ekangarsarai

- Ishakpur1,273 people
- Bishunpur1,263 people
- Daniawan1,243 people
- Mansinghpur1,219 people
- Boriawan1,211 people
- Madhopur Amnar1,187 people
- Bala Bigha1,173 people
- Pasanghi1,146 people

[All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is pura from Biharsharif?25 km by road
- What is the population of pura?1,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is pura in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of pura?60.3% (Census 2011)