# Purkela Village, Lundra, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lundra, Surguja 

# Purkela

Purkela is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 181 households**, the 61st largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 853people (2011)
- 181households
- 57.1%literacy
- 497101PIN code

## Purkela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purkela is 497101.** Purkela falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497101
- Gram panchayatPurkela
- Community development blockLundra
- Census village code433394

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

## How far is Purkela from nearby towns?

- Lundra (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (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 Purkela?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Purkela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●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 · Sayarrai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Purkela known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 31% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Purkela

Of every 100 households in Purkela in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purkela · ■ Lundra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**7%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**57%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Purkela?

■ Purkela · ■ Lundra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**955

Working population ****52.2%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 47.0% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (43%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 180 (40%)

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 Lundra

- Raghunathpur939 people
- Khalpondi936 people
- Sayarrai923 people
- Dhaurpur892 people
- Ajirma Kalan850 people
- Dumki849 people
- Agasi842 people
- Chhermunda835 people

[All 112 villages in Lundra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purkela?497101
- How far is Purkela from Ambikapur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Purkela?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkela in?Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Purkela?57.1% (Census 2011)