# Purkhas Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/purkhas/ Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj # Purkhas Purkhas is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841503**. The 2011 Census counted **3,403 people in 554 households**, the 21st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 3,403people (2011) - 554households - 61.3%literacy - 841503PIN code ## Purkhas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purkhas is 841503.** Purkhas falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - PIN code841503 - Gram panchayatPurkhas - Community development blockKuchaikote - Census village code230289 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purkhas from nearby towns? - Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)30 km by road - Gopalganj (nearest town)30 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 Purkhas? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jalalpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter 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 Purkhas known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Purkhas Of every 100 households in Purkhas in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purkhas · ■ Kuchaikote rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **17% Toilet within the home ****10%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****78%** **68% Television ****15%** **16% Mobile phone ****88%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****1%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **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 Purkhas? ■ Purkhas · ■ Kuchaikote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **952 Working population ****25.3%** **28.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 47.7% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (40%) · **■** Household industry 31 (4%) · **■** Other work 70 (8%) · **■** Marginal 203 (24%) 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 Kuchaikote - Barhara3,686 people - Durg Matihanian3,672 people - Salehpur3,616 people - Mahuanwa3,506 people - Bishambharpur3,328 people - Baghauch3,157 people - Lachhpur2,963 people - Shampur2,948 people [All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purkhas?841503 - How far is Purkhas from Gopalganj?30 km by road - What is the population of Purkhas?3,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purkhas in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purkhas?61.3% (Census 2011)