# Purhe Village, Majhiaon, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Majhiaon, Garhwa 

# Purhe

Purhe is a village in Majhiaon sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822120**. The 2011 Census counted **3,017 people in 635 households**, the 4th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 3,017people (2011)
- 635households
- 61.0%literacy
- 822120PIN code

## Purhe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purhe is 822120.** Purhe falls in Majhiaon sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822120
- Gram panchayatPurhe
- Community development blockMajhiaon
- Census village code347307

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

## How far is Purhe from nearby towns?

- Palamu (sub-district HQ)72 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)32 km by road
- Majhiaon (nearest town)12 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 Purhe?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karamdih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Purhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 56% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Purhe

Of every 100 households in Purhe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purhe · ■ Majhiaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Purhe?

■ Purhe · ■ Majhiaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**925

Working population ****50.1%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 46.9% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (3%) · **■** Marginal 967 (64%)

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 Majhiaon

- Kharsota4,704 people
- Morwe4,512 people
- Rampur3,141 people
- Karamdih2,773 people
- Tanrhe2,737 people
- Sonpurwa2,726 people
- Bodra2,725 people

[All 47 villages in Majhiaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/majhiaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purhe?822120
- How far is Purhe from Garhwa?32 km by road
- What is the population of Purhe?3,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purhe in?Garhwa district (Majhiaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Purhe?61.0% (Census 2011)