# Purnia Village, Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/purnia/ Village · Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Purnia Purnia is a village in Khuntpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,579 people in 281 households**, the 8th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 1,579people (2011) - 281households - 66.7%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Purnia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purnia is 833201.** Purnia falls in Khuntpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatPurnia - Community development blockKhuntpani - Census village code377472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purnia from nearby towns? - Khuntpani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Pashchimi Singhbhum (district HQ)16 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)17 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 Purnia? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Purnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Purnia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 61% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Purnia Of every 100 households in Purnia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purnia · ■ Khuntpani rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **29% Toilet within the home ****1%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **97% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****50%** **31% Television ****10%** **4% Mobile phone ****32%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **21% 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 Purnia? ■ Purnia · ■ Khuntpani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092** **978 Working population ****44.1%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 51.6% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 353 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 149 (21%) 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 Khuntpani - Dopai1,998 people - Bing1,988 people - Pandabir1,788 people - Keadchalam1,606 people - Unchdih1,486 people - Matkobera1,451 people - Ruidih1,435 people - Gararajabasa1,358 people [All 116 villages in Khuntpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purnia?833201 - How far is Purnia from Pashchimi Singhbhum?16 km by road - What is the population of Purnia?1,579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purnia in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Khuntpani sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Purnia?66.7% (Census 2011)