Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur # Purainbandh Purainbandh is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494777. The 2011 Census counted 1,134 people in 278 households, the 35th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 1,134 people (2011) - 278 households - 56.3% literacy - 494777 PIN code ## Purainbandh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Purainbandh is 494777. Purainbandh falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494777 - Gram panchayat Purainbandh - Community development block Pharsabahar - Census village code 434221 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purainbandh from nearby towns? - Farsabahar (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 80 km by road - Kunkuri (nearest town) 37 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purainbandh? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Purainbandh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lavkira - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tapkara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tapkara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purainbandh known for? About 40% of the 713 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purainbandh Of every 100 households in Purainbandh in 2011, 63 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purainbandh · ■ Farsabahar rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 43% - Toilet within the home 7% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 90% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 10% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 10% 31% - Television 10% 9% - Mobile phone 12% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 33% 33% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purainbandh? ■ Purainbandh · ■ Farsabahar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 66.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 1028 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 741 992 - Working population 42.1% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 46.9% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 209 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 102 (21%) · ■ Other work 18 (4%) · ■ Marginal 148 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Farsabahar - Jamtoli 1,239 people - Pharadbahar 1,217 people - Mendarbahar 1,203 people - Babusajbahar 1,179 people - Hathibed 1,129 people - Aurijor 1,115 people - Ghumra 1,106 people - Ambakachhar 1,088 people All 99 villages in Farsabahar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purainbandh? 494777 - How far is Purainbandh from Jashpur Nagar? 80 km by road - What is the population of Purainbandh? 1,134 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purainbandh in? Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Purainbandh? 56.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/purainbandh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.