# Puranganj Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Puranganj

Puranganj is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,164 people in 1,008 households**, the 9th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 5,164people (2011)
- 1,008households
- 42.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Puranganj PIN code and other codes

Puranganj falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPuranganj
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224080

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

## How far is Puranganj from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)44 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)44 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 Puranganj?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Puranganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Puranganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Puranganj

Of every 100 households in Puranganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puranganj · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Puranganj?

■ Puranganj · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**956

Working population ****24.3%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.9% for men and 35.7% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 323 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 718 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (5%) · **■** Marginal 150 (12%)

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 Baisi

- Bairia5,823 people
- Minapur5,372 people
- Harrampur5,283 people
- Sadipur Bhatha5,188 people
- Tarabani4,896 people
- Shakarbalia4,605 people
- Surigaon4,504 people
- Panisadra4,489 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puranganj from Purnia?44 km by road
- What is the population of Puranganj?5,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puranganj in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puranganj?42.5% (Census 2011)