# Puraina Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/puraina/ Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Puraina Puraina is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,232 people in 1,807 households**, the 4th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 10,232people (2011) - 1,807households - 47.3%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Puraina PIN code and other codes Puraina falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPuraina - Community development blockSikta - Census village code217220 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? - Sikta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)40 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)40 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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, wheat and sugar cane**. About 57% of the 2,324 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,290 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, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puraina · ■ Sikta rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****22%** **29% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****48%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **26% 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 · ■ Sikta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **951 Working population ****42.1%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.2% for men and 36.8% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 390 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,320 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 145 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,444 (57%) 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 Sikta - Haripur12,959 people - Behra12,733 people - Sargatia12,060 people - Dhankutwa8,351 people - Baisakhwa6,578 people - Balthar6,026 people - Ghorcharhi5,927 people [All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puraina from Bettiah?40 km by road - What is the population of Puraina?10,232 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puraina in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puraina?47.3% (Census 2011)