Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Purnahia Purnahia is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 9,214 people in 1,548 households, the 6th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 9,214 people (2011) - 1,548 households - 57.6% literacy - 866 females per 1,000 males ## Purnahia PIN code and other codes Purnahia falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Puranhiya - Community development block Ghorasahan - Census village code 217789 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purnahia from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 44 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purnahia? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Purnahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ghorasahan - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purnahia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purnahia Of every 100 households in Purnahia in 2011, 8 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purnahia · ■ Ghorasahan rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 4% - Toilet within the home 25% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 82% - Tap water 4% 2% - Drinking water within premises 43% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 94% - Use banking services 43% 34% - Television 14% 9% - Mobile phone 62% 56% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 12% 16% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purnahia? ■ Purnahia · ■ Ghorasahan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.6% 54.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 866 895 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 940 944 - Working population 40.3% 34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 657 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,204 (32%) · ■ Household industry 54 (1%) · ■ Other work 688 (19%) · ■ Marginal 1,108 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ghorasahan - Laukhan 13,831 people - Jamunia Kawaia 11,253 people - Jharokhar 9,816 people - Bagahi Bhelwa 9,308 people - Siripur urf Bhagwanpur 8,458 people - Kadamwa 8,453 people - Khurahia 8,190 people - Bijai 7,740 people All 28 villages in Ghorasahan ## Quick answers - How far is Purnahia from Motihari? 44 km by road - What is the population of Purnahia? 9,214 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purnahia in? Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purnahia? 57.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/purnahia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.