Purain
Supaul block · Supaul
district, Bihar · PIN 852130
· village code 221328
Population 2011
918
Census of India
Population 2020
1,024
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+11.6%
106 people · 1.2% a year
Households
375
+124.5% vs 167 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
918
Male / female
488 / 430
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
881
Children aged 0–6
151
Literacy rate
54.4%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
37 / 0
Working population
378
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
94.4%
Households
167
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school nearest 5 km away
No
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 2 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi nearest 2 km away
No
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
200
Non-farm households
175
Share of households farming, 2020
53%
Net sown area
45 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
43 / 45 / 0
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Bakaur panchayat, Supaul zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹28.10 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹18.43 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹40.02 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹6.50 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹8.51 lakh · received ₹7.34 lakh · spent ₹14.83 lakh · left ₹1.03 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹19.59 lakh · received ₹11.08 lakh · spent ₹25.20 lakh · left ₹5.47 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.1261, 86.5955 —
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