# Puraina Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 96 households**, the 167th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 293people (2011)
- 96households
- 71.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Puraina PIN code and other codes

Puraina falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501160

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

## How far is Puraina from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)90 km by road
- Beohari (nearest town)18 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 Puraina?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Puraina; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khadda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Puraina known for?

About 13% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**957

Working population ****55.3%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 58.4% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 127 (78%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Naudhiya310 people
- Kudra Tola308 people
- Amajhiriya303 people
- Ratga298 people
- Aunta282 people
- Madha281 people
- Hidwah280 people
- Deolihan Tola267 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puraina from Shahdol?90 km by road
- What is the population of Puraina?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?71.0% (Census 2011)