# Purawas Kalan Village, Ambah, Morena (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/morena/ambah/purawas-kalan/ Village · Ambah, Morena # Purawas Kalan Purawas Kalan is a village in Ambah sub-district of Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,801 people in 349 households**, the 47th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,801people (2011) - 349households - 72.6%literacy - 892females per 1,000 males ## Purawas Kalan PIN code and other codes Purawas Kalan falls in Ambah sub-district, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmbah - Census village code451988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purawas Kalan from nearby towns? - Ambah (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Morena (district HQ)32 km by road - Morena (nearest town)32 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 Purawas Kalan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Purawas Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ambah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Morena - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Purawas Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, mustard and bajra**. About 73% of the 795 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Purawas Kalan Of every 100 households in Purawas Kalan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purawas Kalan · ■ Ambah rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **11% Toilet within the home ****8%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****50%** **29% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****65%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **23% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Purawas Kalan? ■ Purawas Kalan · ■ Ambah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **851 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707** **831 Working population ****50.4%** **43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (14%) · **■** Marginal 393 (43%) 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 Ambah - Aroli1,948 people - Goonjh1,938 people - Shyampur Khurd1,892 people - Manpur Rajputi1,838 people - Bawadipura1,761 people - Ekehora1,610 people - Sikrodi1,531 people - Pancholi1,375 people [All 75 villages in Ambah](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/morena/ambah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purawas Kalan from Morena?32 km by road - What is the population of Purawas Kalan?1,801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purawas Kalan in?Morena district (Ambah sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Purawas Kalan?72.6% (Census 2011)