Village · Mungaoli, Ashoknagar
# Pura Abad

Pura Abad is a village in Mungaoli sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 627 people in 113 households, the 134th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.
- 627 people (2011)
- 113 households
- 62.6% literacy
- 923 females per 1,000 males

## Pura Abad PIN code and other codes

Pura Abad falls in Mungaoli sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Mungaoli
- Census village code 500768

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pura Abad from nearby towns?
- Mungaoli (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Ashok Nagar (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pura Abad?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pura Abad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pura Abad known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 95% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pura Abad

Of every 100 households in Pura Abad in 2011, 62 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pura Abad · ■ Mungaoli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 62% 35%
- Toilet within the home 3% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 93%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 24% 22%
- Television 34% 16%
- Mobile phone 61% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 40%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pura Abad?

■ Pura Abad · ■ Mungaoli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.6% 66.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 890
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 627 931
- Working population 25.7% 39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 51.8% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 83 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 60 (37%) · ■ Other work 8 (5%) · ■ Marginal 10 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mungaoli
- Jasan Khedi 637 people
- Karra 637 people
- Karaiya Turk 631 people
- Barkheda Bhogi 628 people
- Rampur Muhal 605 people
- Madhi Khurd 604 people
- Khaklon 599 people
- Nahargarh 588 people

All 251 villages in Mungaoli

## Quick answers
- How far is Pura Abad from Ashoknagar? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Pura Abad? 627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura Abad in? Ashoknagar district (Mungaoli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pura Abad? 62.6% (Census 2011)

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