Census ward · Purnia, Bihar
# Ward 42, Purnia

Ward 42 of Purnia, Purnia district, Bihar, had 9,144 people in 1,831 households at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 46 census wards. Literacy was 64.2%, below the town average of 73.0%.
- 9,144 people (2011)
- 1,831 households
- 4 of 46 by population
- 64.2% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 42, Purnia?

■ Ward 42 · ■ Purnia average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.2% 73.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 906
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 953
- Working population 29.5% 29.2%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 1,139 (42%) · ■ Household industry 143 (5%) · ■ Farming 972 (36%) · ■ Marginal 446 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 42

Of every 100 households in Ward 42 in 2011, 49 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 42 · ■ Purnia average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 65%
- Toilet within the home 50% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 35%
- Tap water 2% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 76%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 46%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 52%
- Use banking services 36% 52%
- Television 33% 47%
- Mobile phone 47% 61%
- Computer with internet 1% 4%
- Two-wheeler 9% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 5%
- None of these assets 31% 18%
- Own their home 90% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Purnia
- Ward 39 7,699 people
- Ward 40 5,994 people
- Ward 41 6,501 people
- Ward 43 5,522 people
- Ward 44 5,911 people
- Ward 45 2,707 people

Full Purnia ward list (46 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 42, Purnia? 9,144 people in 1,831 households (Census 2011)

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