# Purkhauli Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/purkhauli/ Village · Lalganj, Vaishali # Purkhauli Purkhauli is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,346 people in 1,209 households**, the 4th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 6,346people (2011) - 1,209households - 75.9%literacy - 899females per 1,000 males ## Purkhauli PIN code and other codes Purkhauli falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPurkhauli - Community development blockLalganj - Census village code234785 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purkhauli from nearby towns? - Lalganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)27 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 Purkhauli? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Purkhauli known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Purkhauli Of every 100 households in Purkhauli in 2011, 30 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purkhauli · ■ Lalganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **19% Toilet within the home ****25%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **73% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****68%** **51% Television ****21%** **18% Mobile phone ****81%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Purkhauli? ■ Purkhauli · ■ Lalganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **881 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **895 Working population ****38.7%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 436 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 606 (25%) · **■** Household industry 130 (5%) · **■** Other work 525 (21%) · **■** Marginal 761 (31%) 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 - Ghataro Chaturbhuj24,785 people - Gurmia9,441 people - Paura Madan Singh8,998 people - Jalalpur Urf Bishunpur Gamhir6,307 people - Sirsa Biran6,176 people - Basant Jahanabad5,637 people - Etwarpur Sisaul5,519 people [All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purkhauli from Hajipur?27 km by road - What is the population of Purkhauli?6,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purkhauli in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purkhauli?75.9% (Census 2011)