# Pureni Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Pureni

Pureni is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 123 households**, the 103rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 564people (2011)
- 123households
- 71.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Pureni PIN code and other codes

Pureni falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488544

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

## How far is Pureni from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)33 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)13 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 Pureni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pureni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barhata
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Pureni known for?

About 49% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Pureni

Of every 100 households in Pureni in 2011, 35 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pureni · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****9%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**39%

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 Pureni?

■ Pureni · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**942

Working population ****54.6%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (9%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 161 (52%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Baktha646 people
- Looli635 people
- Kursi Kola594 people
- Simariya594 people
- Poniya561 people
- Jijnaudi556 people
- Naderi549 people
- Jatwara Khurd548 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pureni from Katni?33 km by road
- What is the population of Pureni?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pureni in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pureni?71.4% (Census 2011)