# Puras Village, Gurh, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurh, Rewa 

# Puras

Puras is a village in Gurh sub-district of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,145 people in 488 households**, the 15th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 2,145people (2011)
- 488households
- 77.8%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Puras PIN code and other codes

Puras falls in Gurh sub-district, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRewa
- Census village code467459

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

## How far is Puras from nearby towns?

- Gurh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Rewa (district HQ)15 km by road
- Gurh (nearest town)7 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 Puras?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Puras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gurh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rewa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Puras known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 74% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Puras

Of every 100 households in Puras in 2011, 87 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puras · ■ Gurh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

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 Puras?

■ Puras · ■ Gurh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**877

Working population ****42.5%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (9%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 121 (13%) · **■** Marginal 348 (38%)

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 Gurh

- Hardi2,860 people
- Umari2,787 people
- Itarpahad2,485 people
- Reethi2,151 people
- Shivpurwa2,139 people
- Karaundi2,022 people
- Goragi1,840 people
- Jaraha1,625 people

[All 135 villages in Gurh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/gurh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puras from Rewa?15 km by road
- What is the population of Puras?2,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puras in?Rewa district (Gurh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puras?77.8% (Census 2011)