# Purpahar Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Purpahar

Purpahar is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **87 people in 20 households**, the 223rd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 87people (2011)
- 20households
- 51.6%literacy
- 816103PIN code

## Purpahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purpahar is 816103.** Purpahar falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816103
- Gram panchayatBakijor
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370950

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

## How far is Purpahar from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)36 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 Purpahar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Purpahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalyanpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Purpahar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Purpahar

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

■ Purpahar · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Purpahar?

■ Purpahar · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**968

Working population ****50.6%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 43.3% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (95%)

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 Shikaripara

- Beharakuri96 people
- Saharpur95 people
- Lakhnasara88 people
- Patharghara88 people
- Behrapahari85 people
- Gumropahar81 people
- Partabpur76 people
- Jhilidabar65 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purpahar?816103
- How far is Purpahar from Dumka?36 km by road
- What is the population of Purpahar?87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purpahar in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Purpahar?51.6% (Census 2011)