# Purwa Village, Hajipur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hajipur, Vaishali 

# Purwa

Purwa is a village in Hajipur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 179 households**, the 86th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 179households
- 66.6%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Purwa PIN code and other codes

Purwa falls in Hajipur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatVishunpur Baladhari
- Community development blockHajipur
- Census village code235667

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

## How far is Purwa from nearby towns?

- Hajipur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)7 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)7 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 Purwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Haji Pur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Haji Pur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Purwa

Of every 100 households in Purwa in 2011, 38 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purwa · ■ Hajipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****52%**

**60%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purwa?

■ Purwa · ■ Hajipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**887

Working population ****33.6%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 52.0% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (30%) · **■** Other work 52 (15%) · **■** Marginal 122 (35%)

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 Hajipur

- Naurangabad1,084 people
- Loawan urf Loma1,039 people
- Malikpur PipraUrfPanapur Pipra1,036 people
- Birra1,032 people
- Chak Bhatandi1,018 people
- Majirabad Suhai990 people
- Mansingpur Rajauli978 people
- Chak Khunda urf Milki967 people

[All 211 villages in Hajipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purwa from Hajipur?7 km by road
- What is the population of Purwa?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Vaishali district (Hajipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?66.6% (Census 2011)