# Puri Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Puri

Puri is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 277 households**, the 24th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 277households
- 86.5%literacy
- 491223PIN code

## Puri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puri is 491223.** Puri falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491223
- Gram panchayatPuri
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447456

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

## How far is Puri from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)46 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)17 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 Puri?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Puri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Puri known for?

About 47% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Puri

Of every 100 households in Puri in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puri · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****39%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**72%

Television ****41%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Puri?

■ Puri · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**957

Working population ****66.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 79.2% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (45%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 117 (14%) · **■** Marginal 221 (27%)

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 Charama

- Araud1,312 people
- Gadagauri1,278 people
- Khartha1,272 people
- Tahkapar1,265 people
- Kurubhat1,230 people
- Bhiraund1,225 people
- Charbhatha1,219 people
- Mahud1,218 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puri?491223
- How far is Puri from Kanker?46 km by road
- What is the population of Puri?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puri in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Puri?86.5% (Census 2011)