# Puroni Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Puroni

Puroni is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,588 people in 307 households**, the 30th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,588people (2011)
- 307households
- 64.4%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Puroni PIN code and other codes

Puroni falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474257

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

## How far is Puroni from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)129 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)9 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 Puroni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Puroni; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khategaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Puroni known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, jawar and wheat**. About 55% of the 989 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Puroni

Of every 100 households in Puroni in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puroni · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**76%

Tap water ****39%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**22%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Puroni?

■ Puroni · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**903

Working population ****56.7%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 48.6% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 430 (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 Khategaon

- Ganora1,674 people
- Kanjipura1,657 people
- Richhi1,636 people
- Umariya1,606 people
- Somgaon1,506 people
- Niwardi1,490 people
- Sannod1,487 people
- Sagonya1,455 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puroni from Dewas?129 km by road
- What is the population of Puroni?1,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puroni in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puroni?64.4% (Census 2011)