# Dark stores in Purnia: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 15 quick-commerce dark stores in Purnia: Blinkit 8, JioMart 6 and Flipkart Minutes 1. Purnia ranks 124 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 5% of the stores Rewalto counts in Bihar.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 15; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 124 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 3: Blinkit, JioMart, Flipkart Minutes |
| Apps not found here | Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 11; most stores: Khuskibagh (2), Navratan Hatta (2), Banmankhi (1) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 8 |
| JioMart | 6 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 1 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Khuskibagh | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Navratan Hatta | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| Banmankhi | 1 | Blinkit |
| Gulab Bagh | 1 | Blinkit |
| Gulabbagh | 1 | JioMart |
| Gurubazar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Jalalgarh | 1 | JioMart |
| Pratap Nagar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Purnea City | 1 | JioMart |
| Semapur Factory | 1 | Blinkit |
| Shivpuri | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit runs more than half of Purnia's dark stores: 8 of 15.
- JioMart holds 40% of the stores here, against 23% across India.
- No Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket or DMart store was found in Purnia in our checks.
- 11 named areas have at least one store. Khuskibagh (2), Navratan Hatta (2) and Banmankhi (1) have the most, 33% of the city's stores together.
- 2 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Purnia holds 5% of the 332 stores Rewalto counts in 27 Bihar cities, the 5th most in the state.
- Across the state that is 2 stores per 100,000 people living in Bihar's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 16.6 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Bhagalpur (74 km, 16 stores), Siliguri (141 km, 42 stores) and Darbhanga (162 km, 14 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Purnia?

15, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 3 apps.

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Purnia?

Blinkit, JioMart and Flipkart Minutes. We found no Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket or DMart store in Purnia in our checks.

### How many dark stores are there in Bihar?

332, in 27 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Purnia has 15 of them.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31