# Purenakhar Village, Katghora, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Katghora, Korba 

# Purenakhar

Purenakhar is a village in Katghora sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495447**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 61 households**, the 99th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 229people (2011)
- 61households
- 61.1%literacy
- 495447PIN code

## Purenakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purenakhar is 495447.** Purenakhar falls in Katghora sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495447
- Gram panchayatNawagaon Kala
- Community development blockKatghora
- Census village code435878

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

## How far is Purenakhar from nearby towns?

- Katghora (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhurikala (nearest town)8 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 Purenakhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katghora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○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

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Purenakhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and hirva**. About 28% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Purenakhar

Of every 100 households in Purenakhar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purenakhar · ■ Katghora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**82%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****21%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Purenakhar?

■ Purenakhar · ■ Katghora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**947

Working population ****27.1%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 49.0% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (37%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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 Katghora

- Jatangpur257 people
- Birwat242 people
- Pandripani241 people
- Jhal Kachhar234 people
- Barbhatta216 people
- Sirbida211 people
- Jhingatpur199 people
- Barkuta157 people

[All 110 villages in Katghora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/katghora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purenakhar?495447
- How far is Purenakhar from Korba?30 km by road
- What is the population of Purenakhar?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purenakhar in?Korba district (Katghora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purenakhar?61.1% (Census 2011)