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

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Pirganj

Pirganj is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,847 people in 600 households**, the 20th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 2,847people (2011)
- 600households
- 38.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Pirganj PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKavaia
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223472

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

## How far is Pirganj from nearby towns?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)12 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 Pirganj?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranipatra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranipatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Pirganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Pirganj

Of every 100 households in Pirganj in 2011, 8 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pirganj · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**22%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**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 Pirganj?

■ Pirganj · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**968

Working population ****31.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 32.7% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 586 (66%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 72 (8%)

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

- Bhatgawan3,207 people
- Chhatia2,942 people
- Uchitpur2,890 people
- Harda2,854 people
- Gangaili Arazi2,631 people
- Sikandarpur2,616 people
- Biloria2,251 people
- Phasia2,240 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirganj from Purnia?12 km by road
- What is the population of Pirganj?2,847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirganj in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirganj?38.3% (Census 2011)