# Purandra Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/purandra/ Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran # Purandra Purandra is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **8,499 people in 1,506 households**, the 7th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 8,499people (2011) - 1,506households - 44.9%literacy - 845305PIN code ## Purandra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purandra is 845305.** Purandra falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845305 - Gram panchayatPurandra - Community development blockRaxaul - Census village code217504 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purandra from nearby towns? - Raxaul (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)67 km by road - Raxaul (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 Purandra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Purandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhelahi - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Purandra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Purandra Of every 100 households in Purandra in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purandra · ■ Raxaul rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **15% Toilet within the home ****12%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****24%** **30% Television ****8%** **12% Mobile phone ****54%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Purandra? ■ Purandra · ■ Raxaul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%** **49.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **924 Working population ****34.0%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.3% for men and 32.5% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 501 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 771 (27%) · **■** Household industry 58 (2%) · **■** Other work 291 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,269 (44%) 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 Raxaul - Bhelahi10,471 people - Kaurihar9,703 people - Parsauna Tapsi9,455 people - Nonea9,379 people - Laukariya7,378 people - Bahuari6,742 people - Harnahi6,567 people - Kananaparshotimpur6,543 people [All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purandra?845305 - How far is Purandra from Motihari?67 km by road - What is the population of Purandra?8,499 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purandra in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purandra?44.9% (Census 2011)