# Purgora Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Purgora

Purgora is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832303**. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 164 households**, the 38th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 758people (2011)
- 164households
- 57.4%literacy
- 832303PIN code

## Purgora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purgora is 832303.** Purgora falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832303
- Gram panchayatBhadua
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363490

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

## How far is Purgora from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)62 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 Purgora?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Purgora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Purgora known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Purgora

Of every 100 households in Purgora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purgora · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****49%**

**56%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Purgora?

■ Purgora · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**983

Working population ****52.0%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 43.8% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 310 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Ghatshila

- Kharsati796 people
- Leda787 people
- Bagalgora786 people
- Gurajor766 people
- Deoli733 people
- Jharbera733 people
- Asna730 people
- Bandhdi723 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purgora?832303
- How far is Purgora from Jamshedpur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Purgora?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purgora in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Purgora?57.4% (Census 2011)