# Purandarpur Village, Goriakothi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goriakothi, Siwan 

# Purandarpur

Purandarpur is a village in Goriakothi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,364 people in 588 households**, the 23rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 3,364people (2011)
- 588households
- 65.5%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Purandarpur PIN code and other codes

Purandarpur falls in Goriakothi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhithi
- Community development blockGoriakothi
- Census village code231629

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

## How far is Purandarpur from nearby towns?

- Goriakothi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)21 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)21 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 Purandarpur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Purandarpur; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goriakothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Purandarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Purandarpur

Of every 100 households in Purandarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purandarpur · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**80%

Tap water ****52%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**76%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Purandarpur?

■ Purandarpur · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**945

Working population ****36.0%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 51.6% for women. 43% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 562 (46%)

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 Goriakothi

- Harpur3,490 people
- Hetimpur3,476 people
- Pahlejpur3,460 people
- Karpalia3,419 people
- Jagdishpur2,909 people
- Majhaulia2,824 people
- Bindwal2,801 people
- Chanchopali2,729 people

[All 81 villages in Goriakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purandarpur from Siwan?21 km by road
- What is the population of Purandarpur?3,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purandarpur in?Siwan district (Goriakothi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purandarpur?65.5% (Census 2011)