# Purd Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Purd

Purd is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175140**. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 12 households**, the 55th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 53people (2011)
- 12households
- 78.7%literacy
- 175140PIN code

## Purd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purd is 175140.** Purd falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175140
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012393

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

## How far is Purd from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)18 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)97 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 Purd?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Purd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Purd known for?

The main crops are **green peas, potato and mustard**. About 24% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Purd

Of every 100 households in Purd in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Purd · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

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

**86%

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

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

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

**31%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****62%**

**75%

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 Purd?

■ Purd · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1208**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****5000**

**1079

Working population ****60.4%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (75%) · **■** Household industry 5 (16%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%)

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 Lahul

- Rarik60 people
- Raling58 people
- Girmus54 people
- Shipting54 people
- Tozing52 people
- Yang Kirting52 people
- Jagle51 people
- Lingar49 people

[All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purd?175140
- How far is Purd from Kyelang?18 km by road
- What is the population of Purd?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purd in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purd?78.7% (Census 2011)