Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu
# Puro Bhan

Puro Bhan is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181102. The 2011 Census counted 652 people in 127 households, the 84th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.
- 652 people (2011)
- 127 households
- 83.9% literacy
- 181102 PIN code

## Puro Bhan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Puro Bhan is 181102. Puro Bhan falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181102
- Gram panchayat Puro Bhan
- Community development block R.S. Pura
- Census village code 006041

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Puro Bhan from nearby towns?
- R.S.Pora (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 23 km by road
- R.S.Pora (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Puro Bhan?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kalithighar
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kothighar
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · R.S.Pora
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · R.S.Pora
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Puro Bhan known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 90% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Puro Bhan

Of every 100 households in Puro Bhan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Puro Bhan · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 40% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 63%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 88%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 91% 65%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 9% 32%
- Use banking services 70% 87%
- Television 95% 83%
- Mobile phone 84% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 64% 40%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 6%
- None of these assets 2% 6%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Puro Bhan?

■ Puro Bhan · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 82.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 533 718
- Working population 26.5% 28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 78.7% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (36%) · ■ Other work 107 (62%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ranbir Singh Pora
- Kaloye 680 people
- Motha 678 people
- Langrial 666 people
- Satrayan Kalan 655 people
- Kolan 643 people
- Ganda 640 people
- Kutub Nizam 617 people
- Gazia 610 people

All 190 villages in Ranbir Singh Pora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Puro Bhan? 181102
- How far is Puro Bhan from Jammu? 23 km by road
- What is the population of Puro Bhan? 652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puro Bhan in? Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Puro Bhan? 83.9% (Census 2011)

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