# Purandih Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/purandih/ Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja # Purandih Purandih is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 206 households**, the 52nd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 1,225people (2011) - 206households - 57.9%literacy - 497220PIN code ## Purandih PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purandih is 497220.** Purandih falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497220 - Gram panchayatPurandih - Community development blockRamchandrapur - Census village code431921 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purandih from nearby towns? - Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)105 km by road - Ramanujganj (nearest town)5 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 Purandih? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Purandih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Ramanujganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ramanujganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Purandih known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 56% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Purandih Of every 100 households in Purandih in 2011, 59 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purandih · ■ Ramanujganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **22% Toilet within the home ****76%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **27% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **100% Use banking services ****83%** **62% Television ****15%** **5% Mobile phone ****11%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **39% Own their home ****97%** **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 Purandih? ■ Purandih · ■ Ramanujganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **57.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **951 Working population ****37.4%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 48.0% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 276 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (11%) · **■** Other work 117 (26%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%) 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 Ramanujganj - Bulgaon1,273 people - Purshottampur1,257 people - Gamhariya1,251 people - Krishnanagar1,236 people - Sundarpur1,204 people - Chunapather1,198 people - Banapati1,197 people - Dhauli1,163 people [All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purandih?497220 - How far is Purandih from Ambikapur?105 km by road - What is the population of Purandih?1,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purandih in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Purandih?57.9% (Census 2011)