# Puran Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/puran/ Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur # Puran Puran is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493776**. The 2011 Census counted **1,422 people in 311 households**, the 35th largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 1,422people (2011) - 311households - 64.2%literacy - 493776PIN code ## Puran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puran is 493776.** Puran falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493776 - Gram panchayatPuran - Community development blockMungeli - Census village code438270 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puran from nearby towns? - Mungeli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)64 km by road - Mungeli (nearest town)12 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 Puran? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Puran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mungeli - ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Puran known for? The main crops are **soyabean, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 73% of the 750 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Puran Of every 100 households in Puran in 2011, 49 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puran · ■ Mungeli rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **82% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****4%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****12%** **45% Television ****16%** **17% Mobile phone ****43%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **43% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Puran? ■ Puran · ■ Mungeli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **975 Working population ****49.0%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 49.7% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (32%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 157 (23%) 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 Mungeli - Khaira Setganga1,488 people - Baihakapa1,485 people - Bicharpur1,443 people - Kirna1,442 people - Bhatli Khurd1,390 people - Khedha1,383 people - Kosma1,372 people - Kesharuadih1,370 people [All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puran?493776 - How far is Puran from Bilaspur?64 km by road - What is the population of Puran?1,422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puran in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Puran?64.2% (Census 2011)