# Puraina Village, Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Mainatanr sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,189 people in 376 households**, the 28th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 2,189people (2011)
- 376households
- 45.5%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChauhatta
- Community development blockMainatanr
- Census village code216493

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?

- Mainatanr (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)73 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

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 · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**976

Working population ****37.6%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 36.9% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (50%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 352 (43%)

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 Mainatanr

- Dhumatanr2,829 people
- Lipni2,713 people
- Damrapur2,380 people
- Biranchi2,284 people
- Parsotimpur2,143 people
- Bhatuahwa2,124 people
- Balirampur2,119 people
- Shahpur Parsuni2,101 people

[All 97 villages in Mainatanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puraina from Bettiah?73 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?2,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Pashchim Champaran district (Mainatanr sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?45.5% (Census 2011)