Purnia is a district in Bihar State of India. It has a total of 14 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,229 sq km. There are 3 towns and 1,273 villages in this district.
The district has an total area of 3,229 sq km., 128 sq km is urban and 3101 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Purnia, 3,623,728 in the district, 343,005 are in urban area and 2,921,614 are in rural area. 66,414 households are in urban, 581,363 are in rural area. 210,701 literate people are in urban, 1,121,625 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Purnia is Hindi.
The Purnia average altitude (elevation) 36 m above sealevel.
Block is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Purnia District District Blocks list in the state of Bihar, Block can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Purnia District is divided into 14 Blocks.
According to 2011 Census of India, Purnia District District Blocks population, Below is the list of Purnia District Blocks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banmankhi | 321,079 | 167,938 | 153,141 | 62,750 |
| Barhara | 209,000 | 109,302 | 99,698 | 41,159 |
| Bhawanipur | 161,720 | 84,098 | 77,622 | 30,772 |
| Rupauli | 234,686 | 122,633 | 112,053 | 47,144 |
| Dhamdaha | 288,084 | 150,332 | 137,752 | 55,911 |
| Krityanand Nagar | 230,504 | 119,494 | 111,010 | 46,461 |
| Purnia East | 163,078 | 84,356 | 78,722 | 31,138 |
| Kasba | 157,920 | 81,518 | 76,402 | 30,900 |
| Srinagar | 110,058 | 57,071 | 52,987 | 22,223 |
| Jalalgarh | 112,951 | 58,460 | 54,491 | 23,098 |
| Amour | 290,559 | 151,531 | 139,028 | 60,042 |
| Baisa | 193,127 | 100,187 | 92,940 | 39,106 |
| Baisi | 227,706 | 117,648 | 110,058 | 45,092 |
| Dagarua | 221,142 | 114,954 | 106,188 | 45,567 |