# Purwa Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Purwa

Purwa is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 110 households**, the 87th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 544people (2011)
- 110households
- 39.9%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Purwa PIN code and other codes

Purwa falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458361

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

## How far is Purwa from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)91 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)51 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 Purwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Purwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kishangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Purwa known for?

About 5% of the 1,805 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 Purwa

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

■ Purwa · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Purwa?

■ Purwa · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.9%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**934

Working population ****46.3%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 31.7% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (24%) · **■** Other work 36 (14%) · **■** Marginal 122 (48%)

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 Bijawar

- Basaraui582 people
- Dhodan581 people
- Matipura575 people
- Surai547 people
- Rawatpura535 people
- Pathapur533 people
- Patna530 people
- Kishangarh521 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purwa from Chhatarpur?91 km by road
- What is the population of Purwa?544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?39.9% (Census 2011)