# Purena Village, Baramkela, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baramkela, Raigarh 

# Purena

Purena is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496551**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 67 households**, the 182nd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 256people (2011)
- 67households
- 74.8%literacy
- 496551PIN code

## Purena PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purena is 496551.** Purena falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496551
- Gram panchayatGirhulpali
- Community development blockSarailendha
- Census village code435639

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

## How far is Purena from nearby towns?

- Baramkela (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)48 km by road
- Baramkela (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 Purena?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Purena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barmkela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sariya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Purena known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 89% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Purena

Of every 100 households in Purena in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purena · ■ Baramkela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**37%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Purena?

■ Purena · ■ Baramkela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**947

Working population ****59.4%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 61.6% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (73%)

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 Baramkela

- Baigindih263 people
- Sahajbahal263 people
- Bikrampali260 people
- Piparkhuta257 people
- Dulampur250 people
- Dewanpali249 people
- Hedaspali245 people
- Chhailbhatha244 people

[All 243 villages in Baramkela](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purena?496551
- How far is Purena from Raigarh?48 km by road
- What is the population of Purena?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purena in?Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purena?74.8% (Census 2011)