# 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 **297 people in 75 households**, the 137th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 297people (2011)
- 75households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,077females per 1,000 males

## Purwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGangev
- Census village code465518

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)15 km by road
- Rewa (district HQ)34 km by road
- Sirmour (nearest town)15 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khaiy
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Purwa known for?

About 88% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purwa · ■ Sirmour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****69%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****72.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**885

Working population ****54.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 49% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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

- Baghera307 people
- Chiyar303 people
- Kamarahat298 people
- Nakata298 people
- Kathana295 people
- Dhamaka293 people
- Sagauna277 people
- Ghathat269 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purwa from Rewa?34 km by road
- What is the population of Purwa?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Rewa district (Sirmour sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?72.1% (Census 2011)