# Purangel Village, Kuakonda – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Purangel

Purangel is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 56 households**, the 46th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 253people (2011)
- 56households
- 46.8%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Purangel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purangel is 494552.** Purangel falls in Kuakonda sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatHiroli
- Community development blockKuwakonda
- Census village code450249

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Purangel from nearby towns?

- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)82 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)76 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town)35 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 Purangel?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Purangel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Firandul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kirandul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Purangel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kutki**. About 18% of the 341 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 Purangel

Of every 100 households in Purangel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purangel · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**72%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Purangel?

■ Purangel · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**1018

Working population ****53.4%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 33.7% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 81 (60%) · **■** Marginal 54 (40%)

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 Kuakonda

- Lendra307 people
- Bengpal278 people
- Aalnar270 people
- Acheli267 people
- Doriras250 people
- Bodepali223 people
- Pedka208 people
- Mendpal187 people

[All 54 villages in Kuakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/kuakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purangel?494552
- How far is Purangel from Dantewada?76 km by road
- What is the population of Purangel?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purangel in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purangel?46.8% (Census 2011)