# Purena Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurud, Dhamtari 

# Purena

Purena is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493770**. The 2011 Census counted **507 people in 126 households**, the 125th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 507people (2011)
- 126households
- 77.2%literacy
- 493770PIN code

## Purena PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purena is 493770.** Purena falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493770
- Gram panchayatSirve
- Community development blockKurud
- Census village code446781

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

## How far is Purena from nearby towns?

- Kurud (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhakhara (nearest town)9 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 Purena?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Purena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anwari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhakhara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Purena known for?

About 78% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Purena

Of every 100 households in Purena in 2011, 95 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purena · ■ Kurud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****85%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**17%

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 Purena?

■ Purena · ■ Kurud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**966

Working population ****56.6%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (57%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Kurud

- Parswani615 people
- Kumhari586 people
- Bhalookona527 people
- Sonpur508 people
- Dhetha492 people
- Darri457 people
- Aalekhuta450 people
- Khapri381 people

[All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purena?493770
- How far is Purena from Dhamtari?32 km by road
- What is the population of Purena?507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purena in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purena?77.2% (Census 2011)