# Purena Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur 

# Purena

Purena is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491559**. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 90 households**, the 124th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 524people (2011)
- 90households
- 68.0%literacy
- 491559PIN code

## Purena PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purena is 491559.** Purena falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491559
- Gram panchayatDhawai
- Community development blockBalodabazar
- Census village code443705

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?

- Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)109 km by road
- Baloda Bazar (nearest town)25 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?

5 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Purena known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pigeon pea**. About 79% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purena · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**76%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**33%

Television ****27%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Purena?

■ Purena · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**976

Working population ****58.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 57.3% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (62%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 37 (12%)

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 Baloda Bazar

- Godkhapri574 people
- Sudheli544 people
- Boirdih542 people
- Semharadih540 people
- Kharcha520 people
- Bemetra509 people
- Khairi509 people
- Mudhipar505 people

[All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purena?491559
- How far is Purena from Raipur?109 km by road
- What is the population of Purena?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purena in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purena?68.0% (Census 2011)