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Puraini is a village in Basantpur mandal, Supaul district, Bihar with a population of 823 in 183 households and a literacy rate of 45.9%. Located at 25.596°N, 86.988°E, the village has PIN code 854340.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NEHA MAUSAM KHERWAR
Contact: 94****2595
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- LGD code
- 221016
- Pincode
- 854340
- Post office
- Birpur (Supaul)
- Population
- 823
- Households
- 183
- Literacy rate
- 45.9%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 401
- Distance to district centre
- 85 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 70 km
- Distance to Patna
- 186 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 364 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bihariganj · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH Dhamdaha · 24 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Puraini താരതമ്യം
By population, Puraini ranks #59 of 94 villages in Basantpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.9%
+1.1% vs mandal average
- Puraini
- 45.9%
- Basantpur mandal
- 44.8%
- Supaul district
- 46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
+29 vs mandal average
- Puraini
- 960
- Basantpur mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Puraini
- 4.5
- Basantpur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Puraini ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Puraini ബിഹാർയിലെ സുപൗൾ ജില്ല, Basantpur ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 823 പേർ 183 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Basantpur ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 94 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 59-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 46%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 45% നേക്കാൾ 1 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 960 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് സുപൗൾ ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 85 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Kishanganjൽ നിന്ന് 11 കി.മീ, Bihariganj റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 15 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 854340, Birpur (Supaul) പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 221016. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി SDH Dhamdaha, 24 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് NEHA MAUSAM KHERWAR; ഗ്രാമം Pipra നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Rambilash Kamat. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 970, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Basantpur →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puraini
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIRPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BASANTPUR.
- Total area (ha)
- 131
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 17.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Puraini
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Puraini
- LGD code
- 221016
- Pincode
- 854340
- Post office
- Birpur (Supaul)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 823
- Population (projected 2026)
- 970
- Households
- 183
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 45.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.59606°N, 86.98771°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pipra
- Member of Parliament
- Dileshwar Kamait
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rambilash Kamat
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NEHA MAUSAM KHERWAR
- Block / Mandal
- Basantpur
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Puraini എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna186 kmcapital
- Kolkata364 km
- Delhi1024 km
- Hyderabad1267 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationBihariganj15 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH Dhamdaha24 km
- ATM / banksbi31 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil33 km
- CollegePhysics Wallah38 km
- Police stationPolish station40 km
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 854340
- KataiaBasantpur mandal6,971 pop
- KusaharBasantpur mandal5,905 pop
- KochgawanBasantpur mandal5,396 pop
- BasantpurBasantpur mandal5,143 pop
- Hirde NagarBasantpur mandal5,118 pop
- Banaili PattiBasantpur mandal4,853 pop
- PiprahigotBasantpur mandal4,787 pop
- NirmaliBasantpur mandal4,774 pop
- BalbhadarpurBasantpur mandal4,623 pop
അതേ പേര്, മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലം
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Basantpur മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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- Kataia
- Kusahar
- Kochgawan
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- Hirde Nagar
- Banaili Patti
- Piprahigot
- Nirmali
- Balbhadarpur
- Sitapur
- Bahtunia Urf Satan Patti
- Bhagwanpur
- Kamatpur
- Ratanpur
- Lalpur
- Parmanandpur
- Parsa
- Derbandhe
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- Lalpurgot
- Bauraha
- Shankarpur
- Bishunpur Chaudhary
- Saheban
- Kusahar Arazi
- Bhagwanpur
- Bhawanipur
- Piprahipatti Golari
- Samda
- Parwaha
- Koyali
- Bahorwa
- Mohanpur
- Bairia Kamal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)