# Purkhan Chak Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/purkhan-chak/ Village · Dumaria, Gaya # Purkhan Chak Purkhan Chak is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,627 people in 284 households**, the 24th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 1,627people (2011) - 284households - 69.6%literacy - 824206PIN code ## Purkhan Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purkhan Chak is 824206.** Purkhan Chak falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - PIN code824206 - Gram panchayatPankara - Community development blockDumaria - Census village code256208 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purkhan Chak from nearby towns? - Dumaria (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)95 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)47 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Purkhan Chak? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhan Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kushahi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purkhan Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Purkhan Chak Of every 100 households in Purkhan Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purkhan Chak · ■ Dumaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****40%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **99% Use banking services ****38%** **34% Television ****4%** **3% Mobile phone ****55%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Purkhan Chak? ■ Purkhan Chak · ■ Dumaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **954 Working population ****31.7%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 66.0% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 33 (6%) · **■** Other work 58 (11%) · **■** Marginal 405 (78%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Dumaria - Baraha2,037 people - Bhangia1,942 people - Harni1,818 people - Ramdohar1,634 people - Adar1,625 people - Barwadih1,594 people - Simri1,582 people - Kusari1,549 people [All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purkhan Chak?824206 - How far is Purkhan Chak from Gaya?95 km by road - What is the population of Purkhan Chak?1,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purkhan Chak in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purkhan Chak?69.6% (Census 2011)