# Purwaripatti Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/purwaripatti/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Purwaripatti Purwaripatti is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,159 people in 1,360 households**, the 9th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 7,159people (2011) - 1,360households - 58.9%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Purwaripatti PIN code and other codes Purwaripatti falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPurwaripatti, Pagra - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237012 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purwaripatti from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)38 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)5 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 Purwaripatti? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Purwaripatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsingh Saray - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsingh Saray - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusaray - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Purwaripatti known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Purwaripatti Of every 100 households in Purwaripatti in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purwaripatti · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **6% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****52%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****55%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **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 Purwaripatti? ■ Purwaripatti · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **943 Working population ****31.3%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 47.1% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 503 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 682 (30%) · **■** Household industry 55 (2%) · **■** Other work 541 (24%) · **■** Marginal 458 (20%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Kamrawan10,919 people - Rampur Jalalpur10,832 people - Pagra8,460 people - Basaria7,609 people - Bamaia Harlal6,192 people - Chak Bahauddin5,706 people - Harsankarpur5,400 people - Sultanpur Ghataho5,089 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purwaripatti from Samastipur?38 km by road - What is the population of Purwaripatti?7,159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purwaripatti in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purwaripatti?58.9% (Census 2011)