# Puraina Village, Thakrahan, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Thakrahan, Pashchim Champaran 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Thakrahan sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845452**. The 2011 Census counted **602 people in 104 households**, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.0%.

- 602people (2011)
- 104households
- 41.4%literacy
- 845452PIN code

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puraina is 845452.** Puraina falls in Thakrahan sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845452
- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockThakrahan
- Census village code217032

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?

- Thakrahan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)30 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakraha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Puraina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 953 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Thakrahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**48%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****54%**

**53%

Television ****26%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

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 · ■ Thakrahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**43.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**1012

Working population ****58.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.6% for men and 30.5% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 188 (54%)

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 Thakrahan

- Thakraha35,734 people
- Sirinagar10,748 people
- Haripur2,874 people
- Ladiharwa710 people
- Bhagwanpur551 people
- Nautan437 people
- Dhumnagar427 people
- Chirchirwa425 people

[All 13 villages in Thakrahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/thakrahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puraina?845452
- How far is Puraina from Bettiah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Pashchim Champaran district (Thakrahan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?41.4% (Census 2011)