# Purda Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Purda

Purda is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,692 people in 565 households**, the 8th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 2,692people (2011)
- 565households
- 77.1%literacy
- 491001PIN code

## Purda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purda is 491001.** Purda falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491001
- Gram panchayatPurda
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442470

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

## How far is Purda from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)25 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 Purda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Purda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Purda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and soyabean**. About 75% of the 1,041 hectares of village land is sown, and 412 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 Purda

Of every 100 households in Purda in 2011, 80 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purda · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****85%**

**55%

Television ****27%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Purda?

■ Purda · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**943

Working population ****50.7%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 65.7% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 617 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 465 (34%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (12%) · **■** Marginal 104 (8%)

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 Dhamdha

- Kherdha2,880 people
- Girhola2,810 people
- Dargaon2,782 people
- Pathariya2,695 people
- Barhapur2,689 people
- Nawagaon2,673 people
- Mohrenga2,610 people
- Kapasda2,498 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purda?491001
- How far is Purda from Durg?32 km by road
- What is the population of Purda?2,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purda in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purda?77.1% (Census 2011)