# Nipania Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Nipania

Nipania is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,052 people in 1,810 households**, the 5th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 9,052people (2011)
- 1,810households
- 48.2%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Nipania PIN code and other codes

Nipania falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNipania
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223091

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

## How far is Nipania from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)8 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 Nipania?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nipania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Barhara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Nipania known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 992 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Nipania

Of every 100 households in Nipania in 2011, 9 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nipania · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**61%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

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 Nipania?

■ Nipania · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**954

Working population ****36.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 38.7% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 435 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (18%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2,101 (63%)

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 Barhara

- Sukhsena13,235 people
- Urlaha11,524 people
- Patraha11,089 people
- Barhari10,835 people
- Aurahi8,976 people
- Dibraghani8,269 people
- Bela Paemu Milik7,772 people
- Maldiha7,345 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nipania from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Nipania?9,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nipania in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nipania?48.2% (Census 2011)