# Puri Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/puri/ Village · Giriak, Nalanda # Puri Puri is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,190 people in 497 households**, the 12th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 3,190people (2011) - 497households - 61.0%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Puri PIN code and other codes Puri falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPokharpur - Community development blockGiriak - Census village code245128 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puri from nearby towns? - Giriak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)14 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)14 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 Puri? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Puri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Puri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Puri Of every 100 households in Puri in 2011, 5 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puri · ■ Giriak rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **14% Toilet within the home ****31%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **89% Use banking services ****56%** **47% Television ****23%** **14% Mobile phone ****73%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Puri? ■ Puri · ■ Giriak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765** **927 Working population ****34.8%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 246 (22%) · **■** Marginal 233 (21%) 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 Giriak - Bakra3,851 people - Isua3,791 people - Dasrathpur3,345 people - Durgapur3,242 people - Satauwa3,069 people - Gazipur2,807 people - Kandopur2,141 people - Adampur2,129 people [All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puri from Biharsharif?14 km by road - What is the population of Puri?3,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puri in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puri?61.0% (Census 2011)