# Puran Tanr Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/puran-tanr/ Village · Lalganj, Vaishali # Puran Tanr Puran Tanr is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,262 people in 577 households**, the 24th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 3,262people (2011) - 577households - 69.2%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Puran Tanr PIN code and other codes Puran Tanr falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPurantaad - Community development blockLalganj - Census village code234793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puran Tanr from nearby towns? - Lalganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Lalganj (nearest town)8 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 Puran Tanr? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Puran Tanr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Puran Tanr known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Puran Tanr Of every 100 households in Puran Tanr in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puran Tanr · ■ Lalganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **19% Toilet within the home ****7%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **73% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****34%** **51% Television ****7%** **18% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 Puran Tanr? ■ Puran Tanr · ■ Lalganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **881 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **895 Working population ****36.9%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 591 (49%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 139 (12%) · **■** Marginal 203 (17%) 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 - Kamalpur3,605 people - Jafrabad3,356 people - Jaitepur Urf Nurnagar3,349 people - Bhagwanpur Pakri3,328 people - Shekhauna Chak3,223 people - Pakri Madsudan Urf Parmanandpu3,211 people - Sirsa Ram Rae3,105 people - Parbodhi Narind2,727 people [All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puran Tanr from Hajipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Puran Tanr?3,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puran Tanr in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puran Tanr?69.2% (Census 2011)