# Purainian Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Purainian

Purainian is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 117 households**, the 60th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 589people (2011)
- 117households
- 52.1%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Purainian PIN code and other codes

Purainian falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBehrama
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246053

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Purainian from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)25 km by road
- Patna (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 Purainian?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Purainian; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punpun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 h winter

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 Purainian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Purainian

Of every 100 households in Purainian in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purainian · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

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 Purainian?

■ Purainian · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726**

**955

Working population ****44.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 38.7% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (52%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 113 (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 Punpun

- Mir Haji Chak647 people
- Jol Bigha622 people
- Bela606 people
- Chande Dih594 people
- Khairi587 people
- Sikandarpur542 people
- Mundi Chak534 people
- Fahim Chak523 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purainian from Patna?25 km by road
- What is the population of Purainian?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purainian in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purainian?52.1% (Census 2011)