# Purniha Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Purniha

Purniha is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 112 households**, the 212th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 525people (2011)
- 112households
- 60.0%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Purniha PIN code and other codes

Purniha falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501276

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

## How far is Purniha from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)8 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)8 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 Purniha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Purniha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shehdol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Purniha known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and soyabean**. About 57% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Purniha

Of every 100 households in Purniha in 2011, 65 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purniha · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**51%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**23%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**67%

Television ****26%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Purniha?

■ Purniha · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**965

Working population ****56.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 48.9% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (30%) · **■** Marginal 27 (9%)

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 Sohagpur

- Barutara543 people
- Lakhbariya541 people
- Kudari533 people
- Harri528 people
- Bamuri519 people
- Arjhuli506 people
- Bharri498 people
- Harraha Tola487 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purniha from Shahdol?8 km by road
- What is the population of Purniha?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purniha in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purniha?60.0% (Census 2011)
