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| Pincode | 854304 |
| Name | Purnea Chowk S.O |
| District | Purnia |
| State | Bihar |
| Status | Sub Office(Delivery) |
| Head Office | Purnea H.O |
| Sub Office | |
| Location | Purnea Taluk of Purnia District |
| Telephone No | 6454242551 |
| SPCC | PATNA-800001 |
| Department Info | Purnea Division Muzaffarpur Region Bihar Circle |
| Address | Manjhali Chowk, National Highway 107, Pratap Nagar, Purnia, Bihar 854301, India |
| Services | EMS (International Speed Post) E-Payment Epost IFS Inland Speed Post Money Order National Pension Scheme Postal Banking Service Postal Life Insurance Postal Stationary Registered Posts |
| Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 85 represents the state Bihar, the second two digits 43 represent the district Purnia, and finally 04 represents the Post Office Purnea Chowk S.O. Thus the Zip Code of Purnea Chowk S.O, Purnia, bihar is 854304 | |
Purnia(Hindi : पूरà¥à¤£à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾à¤ ) is a city and municipal corporation located in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.It is the 5th largest city of Bihar & is located at a distance of 300 kilometers from Patna the capital city . It is one of the larger cities in East Bihar next only to Bhagalpur. Purnia is at a distance of 171 kilometers from Siliguri, 92 kilometers from Bhagalpur & 214 kilometres from Muzaffarpur.
It is at a distance of 450 kilometers from Kolkata.
The Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Border Security Force (BSF) and the SSB have their bases around the district.
The origin of the name appears to have different sources. The name possibly originates from the Sanskrit word Purna–Aranya, which stands for "complete jungle". Purnia could be an altered form of the old name Purania, derived from the word purain or Lotus, which is said to havMore Info
