# Purainia Village, Bihta, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bihta, Patna 

# Purainia

Purainia is a village in Bihta sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 311 households**, the 43rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 311households
- 77.7%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Purainia PIN code and other codes

Purainia falls in Bihta sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakhdumpur
- Community development blockBihta
- Census village code245437

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?

- Bihta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bihata (nearest town)15 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?

7 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khagol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bihata
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Purainia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 60 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purainia · ■ Bihta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****58%**

**57%

Television ****41%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Bihta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**916

Working population ****26.8%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 169 (33%) · **■** Marginal 154 (30%)

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 Bihta

- Neuri2,094 people
- Ramtari2,057 people
- Baghpur2,047 people
- Ghoratap1,920 people
- Samsara1,919 people
- Bedauli1,876 people
- Doghra1,829 people
- Sikaria1,798 people

[All 88 villages in Bihta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bihta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purainia from Patna?20 km by road
- What is the population of Purainia?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purainia in?Patna district (Bihta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purainia?77.7% (Census 2011)