# Pirraha Village, Rupauli, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rupauli, Purnia 

# Pirraha

Pirraha is a village in Rupauli sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 30 households**, the 43rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 140people (2011)
- 30households
- 63.1%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Pirraha PIN code and other codes

Pirraha falls in Rupauli sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasantpur
- Community development blockRupauli
- Census village code223250

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

## How far is Pirraha from nearby towns?

- Rupauli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)55 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)55 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 Pirraha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pirraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Basntpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madho Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps

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 Pirraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Pirraha

Of every 100 households in Pirraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pirraha · ■ Rupauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pirraha?

■ Pirraha · ■ Rupauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**959

Working population ****40.7%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 38% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (40%) · **■** Marginal 25 (44%)

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 Rupauli

- Bijaithana365 people
- Pipra358 people
- Imlakh338 people
- Khalsa Arazi269 people
- Dobha Milik58 people

[All 55 villages in Rupauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirraha from Purnia?55 km by road
- What is the population of Pirraha?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirraha in?Purnia district (Rupauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirraha?63.1% (Census 2011)