# Purwa Village, Sirmour, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirmour, Rewa 

# Purwa

Purwa is a village in Sirmour sub-district of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 142 households**, the 102nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 484people (2011)
- 142households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,170females per 1,000 males

## Purwa PIN code and other codes

Purwa falls in Sirmour sub-district, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSirmour
- Census village code465462

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

## How far is Purwa from nearby towns?

- Sirmour (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Rewa (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sirmour (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 Purwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Purwa; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baikunthpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rewa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Purwa known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Purwa

Of every 100 households in Purwa in 2011, 48 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purwa · ■ Sirmour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****48%**

**37%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**28%

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 Purwa?

■ Purwa · ■ Sirmour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**885

Working population ****36.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 71.3% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (17%) · **■** Marginal 14 (8%)

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 Sirmour

- Bagahiya504 people
- Bara493 people
- Pali Bhagwat Tola 300488 people
- Jokaha486 people
- Doha483 people
- Manwahi 452483 people
- Gahanauwa482 people
- Akauri 1479 people

[All 188 villages in Sirmour](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/sirmour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purwa from Rewa?45 km by road
- What is the population of Purwa?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Rewa district (Sirmour sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?79.5% (Census 2011)