# Purena Village, Rajim, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajim, Raipur 

# Purena

Purena is a village in Rajim sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496224**. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 199 households**, the 67th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 806people (2011)
- 199households
- 69.7%literacy
- 496224PIN code

## Purena PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purena is 496224.** Purena falls in Rajim sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496224
- Gram panchayatBinauri
- Community development blockRajim
- Census village code444808

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?

- Rajim (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Fingeshwar (nearest town)6 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?

7 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Figeshwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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?

About 73% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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, 72 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purena · ■ Rajim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**56%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Rajim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**959

Working population ****55.3%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.8% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (60%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Rajim

- Sonasili914 people
- Gundardehi858 people
- Mudtarai857 people
- Binauri841 people
- Jamahi773 people
- Chaitra769 people
- Charbhatthi769 people
- Jogidipa758 people

[All 98 villages in Rajim](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/rajim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purena?496224
- How far is Purena from Raipur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Purena?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purena in?Raipur district (Rajim sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purena?69.7% (Census 2011)