# Puraina Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharsia, Raigarh 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494777**. The 2011 Census counted **1,159 people in 296 households**, the 36th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,159people (2011)
- 296households
- 70.2%literacy
- 494777PIN code

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puraina is 494777.** Puraina falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494777
- Gram panchayatPuraina
- Community development blockKharsia
- Census village code435218

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

## How far is Puraina from nearby towns?

- Kharsia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kharsia (nearest town)10 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 Puraina?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haladali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharsia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Puraina known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 78% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Kharsia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****28%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**34%

Television ****52%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Kharsia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**974

Working population ****21.9%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 60.2% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (22%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 110 (43%)

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 Kharsia

- Pamgarh1,222 people
- Anjoripali1,219 people
- Binjkot1,176 people
- Kurru1,159 people
- Bargarh1,151 people
- Chondha1,149 people
- Bhelwadih1,139 people
- Kewali1,134 people

[All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puraina?494777
- How far is Puraina from Raigarh?50 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?1,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?70.2% (Census 2011)