Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Puraina Population - Siwan, Bihar

Puraina is a large village located in Barharia Block of Siwan district, Bihar with total 452 families residing. The Puraina village has population of 2920 of which 1502 are males while 1418 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Puraina village population of children with age 0-6 is 467 which makes up 15.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Puraina village is 944 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Puraina as per census is 868, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Puraina village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Puraina village was 77.46 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Puraina Male literacy stands at 87.70 % while female literacy rate was 66.78 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Puraina village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Puraina village.

Puraina Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 452 - -
Population 2,920 1,502 1,418
Child (0-6) 467 250 217
Schedule Caste 244 127 117
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.46 % 87.70 % 66.78 %
Total Workers 624 588 36
Main Worker 399 - -
Marginal Worker 225 209 16

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.36 % of total population in Puraina village. The village Puraina currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Puraina village out of total population, 624 were engaged in work activities. 63.94 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.06 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 624 workers engaged in Main Work, 240 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.