# Puraina Village, Hasanpura, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hasanpura, Siwan 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Hasanpura sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 181 households**, the 42nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 181households
- 66.5%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

Puraina falls in Hasanpura sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTelkathu
- Community development blockHasanpura
- Census village code232603

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

## How far is Puraina from nearby towns?

- Hasanpura (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Siwan (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 Puraina?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Puraina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Hasanpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**78%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****97%**

**77%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Hasanpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**955

Working population ****31.7%**

**25.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 56.1% for women. 40% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (40%) · **■** Other work 33 (8%) · **■** Marginal 172 (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 Hasanpura

- Jalalpur1,443 people
- Chandparsa1,413 people
- Khajepur Khurd1,327 people
- Bhekhpurwa1,301 people
- Shekhpurwa1,173 people
- Suraiya1,088 people
- Malahidih1,043 people
- Parsa Harnatanr1,018 people

[All 65 villages in Hasanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hasanpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puraina from Siwan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Siwan district (Hasanpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?66.5% (Census 2011)