Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Purena Kalan Purena Kalan is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,806 people in 382 households, the 14th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,806 people (2011) - 382 households - 70.4% literacy - 891 females per 1,000 males ## Purena Kalan PIN code and other codes Purena Kalan falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bankhedi - Census village code 487931 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purena Kalan from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 119 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town) 41 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purena Kalan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purena Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Umardha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pipariya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purena Kalan known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 85% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 557 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purena Kalan Of every 100 households in Purena Kalan in 2011, 75 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purena Kalan · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 59% - Toilet within the home 25% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 74% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 39% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 29% 27% - Television 25% 24% - Mobile phone 36% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 30% 36% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purena Kalan? ■ Purena Kalan · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.4% 66.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 931 - Working population 44.0% 43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 57.2% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 269 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 282 (36%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 30 (4%) · ■ Marginal 201 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi - Padrai Thakur 2,060 people - Karpa 2,018 people - Rahatwada 1,853 people - Junheta 1,826 people - Kapuri 1,789 people - Dahalwada Kala 1,746 people - Samnapur 1,715 people - Kamthi Randhir 1,714 people All 125 villages in Bankhedi ## Quick answers - How far is Purena Kalan from Hoshangabad? 119 km by road - What is the population of Purena Kalan? 1,806 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purena Kalan in? Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Purena Kalan? 70.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/purena-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.