# Purena Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Purena

Purena is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 260 households**, the 43rd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 260households
- 72.4%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Purena PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purena is 491445.** Purena falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatPurena
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440573

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?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)19 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (nearest town)18 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?

10 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mohara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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?

About 64% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Purena · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**71%

Television ****45%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**959

Working population ****51.8%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 64.8% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (43%) · **■** Household industry 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 137 (19%)

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 Dongargarh

- Mundgaon1,444 people
- Mohara1,443 people
- Madiyan1,424 people
- Nagtarai1,418 people
- Aliwara1,292 people
- Thakur Tola1,292 people
- Dhandongri1,274 people
- Jatkanhar1,237 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purena?491445
- How far is Purena from Rajnandgaon?19 km by road
- What is the population of Purena?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purena in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purena?72.4% (Census 2011)