# Puranga Village, Bagicha, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagicha, Jashpur 

# Puranga

Puranga is a village in Bagicha sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491557**. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 148 households**, the 107th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 522people (2011)
- 148households
- 68.5%literacy
- 491557PIN code

## Puranga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puranga is 491557.** Puranga falls in Bagicha sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491557
- Gram panchayatTangardih
- Community development blockBagicha
- Census village code433660

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

## How far is Puranga from nearby towns?

- Bagicha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Bagicha (nearest town)5 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 Puranga?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Puranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagicha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bagicha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Puranga known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 62% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Puranga

Of every 100 households in Puranga in 2011, 22 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.

■ Puranga · ■ Bagicha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**48%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**55%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Puranga?

■ Puranga · ■ Bagicha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**978

Working population ****66.3%**

**63.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 63% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 103 (30%)

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 Bagicha

- Kandrai586 people
- Samdura572 people
- Kodopara547 people
- Jabla544 people
- Majhgaon518 people
- Odaka516 people
- Loro512 people
- Dumarpani508 people

[All 137 villages in Bagicha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/bagicha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puranga?491557
- How far is Puranga from Jashpur Nagar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Puranga?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puranga in?Jashpur district (Bagicha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Puranga?68.5% (Census 2011)