Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Purena Purena is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495668. The 2011 Census counted 1,153 people in 243 households, the 31st largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,153 people (2011) - 243 households - 71.3% literacy - 495668 PIN code ## Purena PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Purena is 495668. Purena falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495668 - Gram panchayat Deori - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436701 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purena from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 20 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purena? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Purena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pahriya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baloda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kulipota - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purena known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 73% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purena Of every 100 households in Purena in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purena · ■ Baloda rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 86% - Toilet within the home 2% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 2% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 13% 21% - Television 22% 19% - Mobile phone 9% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 25% 40% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purena? ■ Purena · ■ Baloda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1079 968 - Working population 64.1% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 57.6% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 260 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 50 (7%) · ■ Marginal 417 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda - Mohda 1,239 people - Dahkoni 1,214 people - Bokramuda 1,198 people - Nawapara 1,163 people - Gatwa 1,130 people - Korbi 1,128 people - Dhorla 1,123 people - Bokrel 1,121 people All 69 villages in Baloda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purena? 495668 - How far is Purena from Janjgir? 20 km by road - What is the population of Purena? 1,153 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purena in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Purena? 71.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/purena/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.