# Purainia Village, Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/purainia/ Village · Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran # Purainia Purainia is a village in Mainatanr sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845306**. The 2011 Census counted **3,817 people in 602 households**, the 8th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 3,817people (2011) - 602households - 53.1%literacy - 845306PIN code ## Purainia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purainia is 845306.** Purainia falls in Mainatanr sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845306 - Gram panchayatPurainia - Community development blockMainatanr - Census village code216544 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purainia from nearby towns? - Mainatanr (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)54 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)20 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 Purainia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Purainia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○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 bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Purainia known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 97% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Purainia Of every 100 households in Purainia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Purainia · ■ Mainatanr rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****11%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **90% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **28% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****38%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **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 Purainia? ■ Purainia · ■ Mainatanr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **976 Working population ****45.5%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 220 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (14%) · **■** Other work 250 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,021 (59%) 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 - Indarwa6,222 people - Bastha5,331 people - Sukhlahi4,568 people - Sakraul4,078 people - Behri3,794 people - Tola Chhaparia3,780 people - Rampur3,742 people - Khamhia3,707 people [All 97 villages in Mainatanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purainia?845306 - How far is Purainia from Bettiah?54 km by road - What is the population of Purainia?3,817 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purainia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Mainatanr sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purainia?53.1% (Census 2011)