# Purikh Village, Satar Kataiya, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/satar-kataiya/purikh/ Village · Satar Kataiya, Saharsa # Purikh Purikh is a village in Satar Kataiya sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852124**. The 2011 Census counted **6,999 people in 1,485 households**, the 7th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 6,999people (2011) - 1,485households - 54.2%literacy - 852124PIN code ## Purikh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purikh is 852124.** Purikh falls in Satar Kataiya sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852124 - Gram panchayatPurikh - Community development blockSatar Kataiya - Census village code226312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purikh from nearby towns? - Satar Kataiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)19 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)19 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 Purikh? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purikh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Purikh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 705 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 Purikh Of every 100 households in Purikh in 2011, 8 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purikh · ■ Satar Kataiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **7% Toilet within the home ****26%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****33%** **41% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****45%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **33% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Purikh? ■ Purikh · ■ Satar Kataiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **898 Working population ****36.1%** **34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.4% for men and 44.3% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 508 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (28%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 143 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,121 (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 Satar Kataiya - Sihaul11,143 people - Bara10,157 people - Gangaura Behra9,295 people - Pachgachhia8,240 people - Padumpur6,610 people - Rakeapatti5,690 people - Bijalpur5,059 people - Ukahi5,011 people [All 38 villages in Satar Kataiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/satar-kataiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purikh?852124 - How far is Purikh from Saharsa?19 km by road - What is the population of Purikh?6,999 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purikh in?Saharsa district (Satar Kataiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purikh?54.2% (Census 2011)