# Puraina Village, Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Jogapatti sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 184 households**, the 71st largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 1,142people (2011)
- 184households
- 46.2%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

Puraina falls in Jogapatti sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagahi
- Community development blockJogapatti
- Census village code217084

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?

- Jogapatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bettiah (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 Puraina?

15 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 82% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

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?

■ Puraina · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**957

Working population ****43.6%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 40.8% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 115 (23%)

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 Jogapatti

- Khairatia1,288 people
- Bisrampur1,238 people
- Pararawan1,212 people
- Dhonrhwalia1,210 people
- Chorhi1,110 people
- Bharthapatti1,109 people
- Bakuchia Rudalpur996 people
- Shiwrajpur915 people

[All 105 villages in Jogapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puraina from Bettiah?25 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?1,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Pashchim Champaran district (Jogapatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?46.2% (Census 2011)