# Burail Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Burail

Burail is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 70 households**, the 66th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 326people (2011)
- 70households
- 19.8%literacy
- 1,117females per 1,000 males

## Burail PIN code and other codes

Burail falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBirpur
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223494

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

## How far is Burail from nearby towns?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)10 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 Burail?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Burail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gulabbag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Burail known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Burail

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

■ Burail · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Burail?

■ Burail · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.8%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**968

Working population ****45.4%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.8% for men and 10.0% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 140 (95%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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 Purnia East

- Kamraili450 people
- Sandalpur439 people
- Barhampur375 people
- Dadaur368 people
- Kalsarkismat261 people
- Biru259 people
- Kadwadangi246 people
- Barsauni166 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Burail from Purnia?10 km by road
- What is the population of Burail?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burail in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Burail?19.8% (Census 2011)