# Purkhara Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Purkhara

Purkhara is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 40 households**, the 90th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 170people (2011)
- 40households
- 60.1%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Purkhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purkhara is 176302.** Purkhara falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007545

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

## How far is Purkhara from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)16 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 Purkhara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Awan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Purkhara known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 8% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Purkhara

Of every 100 households in Purkhara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purkhara · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**60%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****54%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Purkhara?

■ Purkhara · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**902

Working population ****61.8%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 35.1% for women. 52% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 103 (98%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Bholag184 people
- Samatar184 people
- Priyungal180 people
- Kasba Ghatasani172 people
- Mithyar160 people
- Parwat160 people
- Dagoh156 people
- Chinian146 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purkhara?176302
- How far is Purkhara from Chamba?75 km by road
- What is the population of Purkhara?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkhara in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purkhara?60.1% (Census 2011)