Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Puraina Puraina is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491771. The 2011 Census counted 732 people in 157 households, the 89th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 732 people (2011) - 157 households - 70.6% literacy - 491771 PIN code ## Puraina PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Puraina is 491771. Puraina falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491771 - Gram panchayat Murai - Community development block Chhuikhadan - Census village code 440183 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puraina from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 63 km by road - Chhuikhadan (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Puraina? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Atariya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhuikhadan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puraina known for? About 91% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puraina Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puraina · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 84% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 1% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 13% 57% - Television 18% 21% - Mobile phone 34% 20% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 23% 28% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puraina? ■ Puraina · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1050 1017 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1353 996 - Working population 60.1% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.5% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 101 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 322 (73%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuikhadan - Hatbanja 754 people - Nawagaon 750 people - Shyampur 742 people - Kondka 738 people - Magarkund 725 people - Belgaon 708 people - Karray 706 people - Baghmarra 702 people All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan ## Other places named Puraina - Puraina · Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran · 10,232 people - Puraina · Village, Bahraich, Bahraich · 3,890 people - Puraina · Village, Lalganj, Vaishali · 3,812 people - Puraina · Village, Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura · 3,802 people - Puraina · Village, Minapur, Muzaffarpur · 3,719 people - Puraina · Village, Shahnagar, Panna · 3,384 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puraina? 491771 - How far is Puraina from Rajnandgaon? 63 km by road - What is the population of Puraina? 732 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puraina in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Puraina? 70.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/puraina/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.