# Purtala Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Purtala

Purtala is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 124 households**, the 102nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 630people (2011)
- 124households
- 51.7%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Purtala PIN code and other codes

Purtala falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493873

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

## How far is Purtala from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)15 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 Purtala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Purtala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Purtala known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 56% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Purtala

Of every 100 households in Purtala in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purtala · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**66%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Purtala?

■ Purtala · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1324**

**970

Working population ****51.3%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 35.7% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 122 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (48%) · **■** Marginal 46 (14%)

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 Amarwara

- Deori Gangaram643 people
- Ghugharla Khurd638 people
- Bicchhua637 people
- Jhirpani631 people
- Khairi Hamira624 people
- Haran Bhata618 people
- Nandori618 people
- Simariya Multani617 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purtala from Chhindwara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Purtala?630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purtala in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purtala?51.7% (Census 2011)