# Purvarga Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/bhatkal/purvarga/ Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada # Purvarga Purvarga is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **2,746 people in 471 households**, the 10th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,746people (2011) - 471households - 85.1%literacy - 581320PIN code ## Purvarga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purvarga is 581320.** Purvarga falls in Bhatkal sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581320 - Gram panchayatYelavadikavoor - Community development blockBhatkal - Census village code603834 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purvarga from nearby towns? - Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)151 km by road - Bhatkal (nearest town)2 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 Purvarga? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Purvarga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatkal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhatkal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Belke - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter 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 Purvarga known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 8% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Purvarga Of every 100 households in Purvarga in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Purvarga · ■ Bhatkal rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****72%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **53% Tap water ****9%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **75% Use banking services ****73%** **79% Television ****60%** **46% Mobile phone ****74%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **16% Own their home ****80%** **89% 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 Purvarga? ■ Purvarga · ■ Bhatkal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **958 Working population ****29.5%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 80.8% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (10%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 614 (76%) · **■** Marginal 92 (11%) 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 Bhatkal - Bailur6,029 people - Belke4,891 people - Mundalli4,024 people - Koppa3,832 people - Belni2,042 people - Hadin1,747 people - Taggorgod1,632 people - Belalkhanda1,621 people [All 59 villages in Bhatkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/bhatkal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purvarga?581320 - How far is Purvarga from Karwar?151 km by road - What is the population of Purvarga?2,746 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purvarga in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Purvarga?85.1% (Census 2011)