Purnia East is a Taluk located in Purnia district of Bihar. It is one of 14 Taluks of Purnia district. There are 83 villages and 1 towns in Purnia East Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Purnia East Taluk has 85196 households, population of 445326 of which 232433 are males and 212893 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 77255 which is 17.35% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Purnia East Taluk is around
916 compared to
918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Purnia East Taluk is 53.57% out of which 58.62% males are literate and 48.05% females are literate. The total area of Purnia East is 256.31 sq.km with population density of 1737 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 36.62% of population lives in Urban area and 63.38% lives in Rural area. There are 11.14% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.99% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Purnia East Taluk.
Purnia East Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 445326 | 100% |
| Hindu | 305155 | 68.52% |
| Muslim | 134746 | 30.26% |
| Christian | 2184 | 0.49% |
| Religion not stated | 1226 | 0.28% |
| Jain | 1012 | 0.23% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 575 | 0.13% |
| Sikh | 363 | 0.08% |
| Buddhist | 65 | 0.01% |
Purnia East Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 54058 | 31138 |
| Total Population | 282248 | 163078 |
| Population (%) | 52.46% | 48.27% |
| Male Population | 148077 | 84356 |
| Female Population | 134171 | 78722 |
| Sex Ratio | 906 | 933 |
| Literacy (%) | 61.88% | 39.18% |
List of Cities in Purnia East
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List of Villages in Purnia East
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