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- LGD code
- 228710
- Pincode
- 843128
- Post office
- Minapur
- Population
- 556
- Households
- 124
- Literacy rate
- 35.4%
- Sex ratio
- 866 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 131
Census 2011 · in context
How Puran Pakri compares
By population, Puran Pakri ranks #128 of 155 villages in Minapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.4%
−8.7% vs mandal average
- Puran Pakri
- 35.4%
- Minapur mandal
- 44.1%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
866
−20 vs mandal average
- Puran Pakri
- 866
- Minapur mandal
- 886
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Puran Pakri
- 4.5
- Minapur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Puran Pakri at a glance
Puran Pakri is a village of 556 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Minapur block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 128th-largest of 155 villages in Minapur block. Literacy is 35%, 9 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 866 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843128, served by Minapur post office; the LGD village code is 228710. The village votes in Madhepura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Shekhar. The population is estimated at 656 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chatursi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puran Pakri · this village | 556 | 35% | — |
| Chatursi · Minapur | 2,367 | 52% | — |
| Neknam Chak · Minapur | 1,880 | 48% | — |
| Rampur Ratan · Minapur | 1,384 | 50% | — |
| Bhagwanpurchhapra Urf Khanezad · Minapur | 1,179 | 43% | — |
| Khoja Pakri · Minapur | 740 | 42% | — |
| Khomkaram Pakri · Minapur | 623 | 31% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puran Pakri
- 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)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chatursi
- Total area (ha)
- 53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Puran Pakri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Puran Pakri
- LGD code
- 228710
- Pincode
- 843128
- Post office
- Minapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 556
- Population (projected 2026)
- 656
- Households
- 124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 866
- Literacy rate
- 35.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandra Shekhar
- Block / Mandal
- Minapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843128
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Puran Pakri
Other villages in Minapur mandal
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- Tengharhi
- Ghosaut
- Minapur
- Harsher
- Paigambarpur
- Mahdaya
- Harka Mansahi
- Ali Neora
- Belahi Lachhi
- Kaili
- Piprahan Asli
- Kodaria
- Saghari
- Madaripur Karan
- Manikpur
- Banghara
- Maksudpur
- Gurgawan
- Raghopur
- Tengrahan Gosaipur
- Chand Parna
- Rampur Hari
- Dharampur
- Puraina
- Dubaha Rani Khaira Urf Benua
- Gosainpur Tengrahan Urf Gosain
- Mustafaganj
- Majhauli
- Gangti
- Raghai
- Methunapur
- Zamin Mathia
- Barhanda
- Nandna
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)