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

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Village · Teonthar, Rewa 

# Purwa

Purwa is a village in Teonthar sub-district of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **978 people in 239 households**, the 75th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 978people (2011)
- 239households
- 71.9%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Purwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTeonthar
- Census village code465061

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?

- Teonthar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rewa (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chakghat (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?

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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 49% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 22 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Purwa · ■ Teonthar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****84%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**40%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**32%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 · ■ Teonthar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**884

Working population ****54.4%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 51% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 312 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (34%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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 Teonthar

- Kotra Kalan1,031 people
- Chandpur1,026 people
- Purwa995 people
- Turkagondar994 people
- Sarui971 people
- Bara Khurd957 people
- Gangtira Kalan954 people
- Rajaha953 people

[All 294 villages in Teonthar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/teonthar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purwa from Rewa?100 km by road
- What is the population of Purwa?978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Rewa district (Teonthar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?71.9% (Census 2011)