# Purnahi Village, Warisnagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Warisnagar, Samastipur 

# Purnahi

Purnahi is a village in Warisnagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848301**. The 2011 Census counted **5,431 people in 1,211 households**, the 11th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 5,431people (2011)
- 1,211households
- 58.2%literacy
- 848301PIN code

## Purnahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purnahi is 848301.** Purnahi falls in Warisnagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848301
- Gram panchayatPurnahi
- Community development blockWarisnagar
- Census village code236362

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

## How far is Purnahi from nearby towns?

- Warisnagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)10 km by road
- Samastipur (nearest town)10 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 Purnahi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Purnahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khatuha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheria Saray
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Purnahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Purnahi

Of every 100 households in Purnahi in 2011, 9 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purnahi · ■ Warisnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**41%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

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 Purnahi?

■ Purnahi · ■ Warisnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**914

Working population ****44.6%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 49.8% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 271 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (26%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 169 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,318 (54%)

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 Warisnagar

- Kishunpur5,962 people
- Chhatnesar5,837 people
- Maniarpur5,776 people
- Hajpurwa5,716 people
- Lakhanpatti5,035 people
- Akbarpur4,762 people
- Rampur Kusahia4,744 people
- Dhanhar4,737 people

[All 75 villages in Warisnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/warisnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purnahi?848301
- How far is Purnahi from Samastipur?10 km by road
- What is the population of Purnahi?5,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purnahi in?Samastipur district (Warisnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purnahi?58.2% (Census 2011)
