# Puraini Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Puraini

Puraini is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar, PIN code **854340**. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 183 households**, the 59th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 823people (2011)
- 183households
- 57.1%literacy
- 854340PIN code

## Puraini PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puraini is 854340.** Puraini falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- PIN code854340
- Gram panchayatBasantpur.
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code221016

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

## How far is Puraini from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)80 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)4 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 Puraini?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Puraini known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Puraini

Of every 100 households in Puraini in 2011, 0 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puraini · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**75%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Puraini?

■ Puraini · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**56.8%

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

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**949

Working population ****48.7%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 46.9% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (14%) · **■** Household industry 39 (10%) · **■** Other work 130 (32%) · **■** Marginal 154 (38%)

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 Basantpur

- Baijnathpur963 people
- Bairia Chawdhari958 people
- Hanuman Nagar918 people
- Surea urf Siripur845 people
- Dharha816 people
- Dhena802 people
- Padampur800 people
- Barhampur795 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puraini?854340
- How far is Puraini from Supaul?80 km by road
- What is the population of Puraini?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraini in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraini?57.1% (Census 2011)