# Purandarpur Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/purandarpur/ Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran # Purandarpur Purandarpur is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845425**. The 2011 Census counted **1,912 people in 414 households**, the 24th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 1,912people (2011) - 414households - 76.6%literacy - 845425PIN code ## Purandarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purandarpur is 845425.** Purandarpur falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845425 - Gram panchayatMisrauliya - Community development blockAreraj - Census village code218142 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purandarpur from nearby towns? - Areraj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)44 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)14 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 Purandarpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Purandarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj - ○Degree college10+ km · Areraj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Purandarpur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include gur. About 65% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Purandarpur Of every 100 households in Purandarpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purandarpur · ■ Areraj rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **9% Toilet within the home ****21%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****63%** **55% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****61%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **10% 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 Purandarpur? ■ Purandarpur · ■ Areraj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **936 Working population ****33.9%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (22%) · **■** Household industry 35 (5%) · **■** Other work 65 (10%) · **■** Marginal 324 (50%) 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 Areraj - Jhakhra2,406 people - Damodarpur2,260 people - Lauriya2,041 people - Kauwaha2,008 people - Rajepur1,818 people - Kamaluwa1,644 people - Sirni1,588 people - Chandi Asthan1,541 people [All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purandarpur?845425 - How far is Purandarpur from Motihari?44 km by road - What is the population of Purandarpur?1,912 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purandarpur in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purandarpur?76.6% (Census 2011)