# Puraina Gosain Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/puraina-gosain/ Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Puraina Gosain Puraina Gosain is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,435 people in 1,185 households**, the 10th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 6,435people (2011) - 1,185households - 47.9%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Puraina Gosain PIN code and other codes Puraina Gosain falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBankat Puraina - Community development blockChanpatia - Census village code217160 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puraina Gosain from nearby towns? - Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)16 km by road - Chanpatia (nearest town)2 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 Gosain? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina Gosain; 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumar Bag - ○Degree college10+ km · Betiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Puraina Gosain known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Gosain Of every 100 households in Puraina Gosain in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puraina Gosain · ■ Chanpatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **37% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****60%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **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 Puraina Gosain? ■ Puraina Gosain · ■ Chanpatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **942 Working population ****44.1%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.8% for men and 39.2% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (12%) · **■** Household industry 321 (11%) · **■** Other work 282 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,766 (62%) 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 Chanpatia - Gurwalia Biswas10,309 people - Lalgarh9,142 people - Bakulahar7,494 people - Pokharia Kharag7,232 people - Pokharia Ray6,256 people - Gidha6,065 people - Lohiaria6,047 people - Auraia6,037 people [All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puraina Gosain from Bettiah?16 km by road - What is the population of Puraina Gosain?6,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puraina Gosain in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puraina Gosain?47.9% (Census 2011)