Purnia
Purnia is a city in Bihar state of India and serves as Mahanagar Palika. It is also one of the districts of Bihar.
As on April 2024, the current population of Purnia is 3.49 lakhs out of which 1.83 lakhs are males and rest 1.66 lakhs are females. The sex ratio of this city is 906 females per 1000 males. There are around 43.1 thousands teenagers in Purnia. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 2.16 lakhs persons can read and write. Total 34.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 18.9 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the city. There are around 66.9 thousands households in Purnia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The city has working population of 1.02 lakhs.
Schools
Purnia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Purnia College, Purnia
- Bright Career School
- Sumrit High School Banmankhi
- Ursuline Convent English Medium School
- Millia Convent English School Purnea
Hospitals
Purnia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Asja Mawaiya-1 Sub-Center
- Baisa Primary Health Center
- Parora Sub-Center
- Mahballa Sub-Center
- Urban Primary Health Center Madhopara Purnea
Banks
Purnia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Bahora, Sarsi, Bihar
- Bank of Baroda Banmankhi
- Bank of Baroda Belgachhi
- Bank of Baroda Bhatta Bazar
- Bank of Baroda Akbarpur
Purnia District
Purnia is one of the 38 districts of Bihar, spread in an area of 3229 square kilometers. It is divided into 14 Anchals and 14 blocks. As on 24th April 2024, the current population of Purnia district is 40.41 lakhs, which includes urban population of 4.25 lakhs and rural population of 36.16 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 921 females per 1000 males. There are 8.02 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 5 members. There are around 6.57 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 41% which means around 16.49 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 14.15 lakhs. Total 4.84 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.73 lakhs scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Anchals in Purnia district
Purnia district has total 14 Anchal.
- Banmankhi
- Barhara
- Bhawanipur
- Rupauli
- Dhamdaha
- Krityanand Nagar
- Purnia East
- Kasba
- Srinagar
- Jalalgarh
- Amour
- Baisa
- Baisi
- Dagarua
Blocks in Purnia district
Purnia district has total 14 blocks.
- Amour
- Baisa
- Baisi
- Banmankhi
- Barhara
- Bhawanipur
- Dagraua
- Dhamdaha
- Jalalgarh
- Kasba
- Krityanand Nagar
- Purnia East
- Rupouli
- Srinagar
Purnia Zilla Parishad
Kranti Devi is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Parishad Purnia, who can be contacted at email address krantidevizppurnea@gmail.com and mobile number 94304xxx64. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Manoj Kumar, who can be reached at email address ddc-purnea@nic.in and mobile number 94318xxx79. The office address is Zila Parisad Purnia, Near R.N Sah Road, Purnea, Pincode - 854301. You can reach there by taking a bus till Ram Narayan Sah (R. N Sah) bus stop which is less than a km away. Purnia Zilla Parishad consists of total 13 Panchayat Samiti.
- Amour
- Baisa
- Baisi
- Banmankhi
- Barhara
- Bhawanipur
- Dhamdaha
- Jalalgarh
- Kasba
- Krityanand Nagar
- Purnia East
- Rupouli
- Srinagar
Purnia East Panchayat Samiti
Md Ziyaul Haque is the President (Block Pramukh) of Panchayat Samiti Purnia East, who can be contacted at email address ziyaulhaque66@gmail.com and mobile number 99316xxx88. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is Pravin Kumar Bharti, who can be reached at email address bpropeast@gmail.com and mobile number 75450xxx19. The Block address is Block Office, Purnia East, Khushkibag, Katihar More, Pincode - 854301. You can reach there by taking a bus till Purnea Bus Stand which is around 5 km away. The Block has internet facility.Purnia East Panchayat Samiti consists of total 14 Gram Panchayat.