# Purada Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/purada/ Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli # Purada Purada is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441209**. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 273 households**, the 16th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,270people (2011) - 273households - 85.7%literacy - 441209PIN code ## Purada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purada is 441209.** Purada falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - PIN code441209 - Community development blockKurkheda - Census village code538676 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purada from nearby towns? - Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)75 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)41 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 Purada? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Purada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Purada known for? About 37% of the 736 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Purada Of every 100 households in Purada in 2011, 64 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Purada · ■ Kurkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **64% Toilet within the home ****50%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **66% Tap water ****45%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **94% Use banking services ****86%** **87% Television ****48%** **20% Mobile phone ****25%** **21% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****32%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **26% Own their home ****87%** **94% 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 Purada? ■ Purada · ■ Kurkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **956 Working population ****62.6%** **58.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 77.5% for women. 67% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 240 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (17%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 Kurkheda - Uradi1,456 people - Andhali1,359 people - Yengalkheda1,331 people - Ghati1,272 people - Khedegaon1,232 people - Gurnoli1,170 people - Shirpur1,164 people - Nanhi1,147 people [All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purada?441209 - How far is Purada from Gadchiroli?75 km by road - What is the population of Purada?1,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purada in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Purada?85.7% (Census 2011)