# Puraina Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Lalganj, Vaishali 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar, PIN code **844123**. The 2011 Census counted **3,812 people in 735 households**, the 15th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 3,812people (2011)
- 735households
- 70.1%literacy
- 844123PIN code

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puraina is 844123.** Puraina falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- PIN code844123
- Gram panchayatPurainiyan
- Community development blockLalganj
- Census village code234789

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?

- Lalganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Lalganj (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 54% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

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

**39%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**895

Working population ****27.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 34% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (12%) · **■** Marginal 583 (56%)

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 Lalganj

- Kartahan Buzurg4,101 people
- Khanjahan Chak Urf Saidenpur4,033 people
- Bhatauli Bhagwan3,967 people
- Lacchminarayanpur3,949 people
- Jadunathpur Chandwara3,671 people
- Sadullahpur3,613 people
- Rikhar3,611 people
- Yusufpur3,606 people

[All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puraina?844123
- How far is Puraina from Hajipur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?3,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?70.1% (Census 2011)