# Pura Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,323 people in 229 households**, the 39th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,323people (2011)
- 229households
- 66.8%literacy
- 848117PIN code

## Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pura is 848117.** Pura falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848117
- Gram panchayatRajaur Rambhadarpur
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236407

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

## How far is Pura from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)16 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 Pura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shivajinagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baheri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Pura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Pura

Of every 100 households in Pura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**23%

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 Pura?

■ Pura · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**903

Working population ****52.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 58.5% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (63%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 35 (5%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Dewanpur1,649 people
- Kalwara1,492 people
- Akhtwara1,462 people
- Pokharbhinda1,442 people
- Khanpur1,316 people
- Aura1,280 people
- Narsingha1,254 people
- Kolhanta1,135 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pura?848117
- How far is Pura from Samastipur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?1,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?66.8% (Census 2011)