# Purawa Village, Raghurajnagar, Satna (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/raghurajnagar/purawa/

Village · Raghurajnagar, Satna 

# Purawa

Purawa is a village in Raghurajnagar sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 224 households**, the 76th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 983people (2011)
- 224households
- 61.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Purawa PIN code and other codes

Purawa falls in Raghurajnagar sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSatna
- Census village code462928

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

## How far is Purawa from nearby towns?

- Satna (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Satna (district HQ)24 km by road
- Kothi (nearest town)4 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 Purawa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Purawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaitwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Purawa known for?

About 62% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Purawa

Of every 100 households in Purawa in 2011, 41 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purawa · ■ Raghurajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**49%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Purawa?

■ Purawa · ■ Raghurajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**908

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 48.5% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 152 (40%)

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 Raghurajnagar

- Kalhari1,028 people
- Deora1,003 people
- Paikauri997 people
- Bamhauri986 people
- Mand975 people
- Saipura966 people
- Sonor965 people
- Mudhaha Kalan918 people

[All 264 villages in Raghurajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/raghurajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purawa from Satna?24 km by road
- What is the population of Purawa?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purawa in?Satna district (Raghurajnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purawa?61.4% (Census 2011)