# Puraini Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/puraini/ Village · Salkhua, Saharsa # Puraini Puraini is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852127**. The 2011 Census counted **1,921 people in 378 households**, the 23rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%. - 1,921people (2011) - 378households - 44.1%literacy - 852127PIN code ## Puraini PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puraini is 852127.** Puraini falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852127 - Gram panchayatMubarakpur - Community development blockSalkhua - Census village code226673 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puraini from nearby towns? - Salkhua (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)25 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)25 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 Puraini? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Puraini; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salkhua - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Puraini known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 44% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Puraini Of every 100 households in Puraini in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puraini · ■ Salkhua rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **7% Toilet within the home ****18%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****25%** **25% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****32%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****61%** **43% 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 Puraini? ■ Puraini · ■ Salkhua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%** **41.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **947 Working population ****30.1%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.5% for men and 30.7% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (52%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (13%) · **■** Marginal 172 (30%) 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 Salkhua - Bhelwa2,235 people - Samhar Khurd2,172 people - Kathghara2,160 people - Shahganwan2,019 people - Gauri1,919 people - Kabirpur1,784 people - Chhachhua1,703 people - Raingnian1,634 people [All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puraini?852127 - How far is Puraini from Saharsa?25 km by road - What is the population of Puraini?1,921 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puraini in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puraini?44.1% (Census 2011)