# Purrekh Kalan Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/purrekh-kalan/ Village · Dhanwar, Giridih # Purrekh Kalan Purrekh Kalan is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825412**. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 116 households**, the 98th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 888people (2011) - 116households - 66.4%literacy - 825412PIN code ## Purrekh Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purrekh Kalan is 825412.** Purrekh Kalan falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825412 - Gram panchayatParsan - Community development blockDhanwar - Census village code351158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purrekh Kalan from nearby towns? - Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Giridih (district HQ)78 km by road - Giridih (nearest town)78 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 Purrekh Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Purrekh Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangapur Dhanwar - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajdhanwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Purrekh Kalan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 230 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 Purrekh Kalan Of every 100 households in Purrekh Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purrekh Kalan · ■ Dhanwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **18% Toilet within the home ****8%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **93% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **88% Use banking services ****60%** **57% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****47%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **13% 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 Purrekh Kalan? ■ Purrekh Kalan · ■ Dhanwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **946 Working population ****50.0%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 43.0% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 250 (56%) 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 Dhanwar - Khairidih898 people - Kheto897 people - Pandedih894 people - Masnodih893 people - Magho Khurd887 people - Garhdih879 people - Ekdara863 people - Chango Singha861 people [All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purrekh Kalan?825412 - How far is Purrekh Kalan from Giridih?78 km by road - What is the population of Purrekh Kalan?888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purrekh Kalan in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Purrekh Kalan?66.4% (Census 2011)