# Purkepar Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur 

# Purkepar

Purkepar is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 38 households**, the 89th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 143people (2011)
- 38households
- 68.8%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Purkepar PIN code and other codes

Purkepar falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindewahi
- Census village code540988

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

## How far is Purkepar from nearby towns?

- Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)45 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 Purkepar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Purkepar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ratnapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Navargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Purkepar known for?

About 46% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Purkepar

Of every 100 households in Purkepar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purkepar · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

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

**12%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****95%**

**60%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Purkepar?

■ Purkepar · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**983

Working population ****70.6%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 75% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 39 (39%)

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 Sindewahi

- Gunjewahi M.N.2166 people
- Chak Kukadheti161 people
- Dhanora149 people
- Navegaon Chak148 people
- Piparheti132 people
- Mangli Chak95 people
- Chikhal Minghari90 people
- Khatera Chak67 people

[All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purkepar from Chandrapur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Purkepar?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkepar in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Purkepar?68.8% (Census 2011)