# Purbani Khas Village, Kalpa, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kalpa, Kinnaur 

# Purbani Khas

Purbani Khas is a village in Kalpa sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172107**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 102 households**, the 15th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 451people (2011)
- 102households
- 82.2%literacy
- 172107PIN code

## Purbani Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purbani Khas is 172107.** Purbani Khas falls in Kalpa sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172107
- Community development blockKalpa
- Census village code027014

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

## How far is Purbani Khas from nearby towns?

- Reckong Peo (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)26 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)140 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 Purbani Khas?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Purbani Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Regkongpeo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Purbani Khas known for?

The main crops are **apple, ogla and pulses**. Products made here include woolen cloths. About 38% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Purbani Khas

Of every 100 households in Purbani Khas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Purbani Khas · ■ Kalpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**20%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**22%

Use banking services ****92%**

**87%

Television ****73%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**19%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**62%

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 Purbani Khas?

■ Purbani Khas · ■ Kalpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****769**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**962

Working population ****83.1%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 86% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (9%) · **■** Marginal 63 (17%)

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 Kalpa

- Barang Khas534 people
- Duni520 people
- Ragura514 people
- Tangling495 people
- Pawari448 people
- Saryo415 people
- Raang388 people
- Tarkhwa386 people

[All 84 villages in Kalpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purbani Khas?172107
- How far is Purbani Khas from Reckong Peo?26 km by road
- What is the population of Purbani Khas?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbani Khas in?Kinnaur district (Kalpa sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purbani Khas?82.2% (Census 2011)
