# Purga Village, Pushparajgarh, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur 

# Purga

Purga is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 262 households**, the 61st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 262households
- 61.9%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Purga PIN code and other codes

Purga falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPushparajgarh
- Census village code502199

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

## How far is Purga from nearby towns?

- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ)85 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Amarkantak (nearest town)50 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 Purga?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Purga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamendi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pushparajgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Purga known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 77% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Purga

Of every 100 households in Purga in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purga · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**78%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**63%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purga?

■ Purga · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**953

Working population ****56.4%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 52.5% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 580 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%)

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 Pushparajgarh

- Kumharwar1,189 people
- Barbaspur1,181 people
- Belgawan1,181 people
- Thamardar1,169 people
- Bartola1,156 people
- Khalhedudhi1,125 people
- Bilaspur1,118 people
- Bijapuri1,107 people

[All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purga from Anuppur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Purga?1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purga in?Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purga?61.9% (Census 2011)