# Purgaon Village, Goregaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/goregaon/purgaon/ Village · Goregaon, Gondiya # Purgaon Purgaon is a village in Goregaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,111 people in 501 households**, the 19th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 2,111people (2011) - 501households - 85.1%literacy - 1,042females per 1,000 males ## Purgaon PIN code and other codes Purgaon falls in Goregaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGoregaon - Census village code537662 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purgaon from nearby towns? - Goregaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)11 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)11 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 Purgaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goregaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Goregaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Purgaon known for? About 74% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Purgaon Of every 100 households in Purgaon in 2011, 64 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purgaon · ■ Goregaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **81% Toilet within the home ****39%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **45% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****46%** **70% Television ****26%** **32% Mobile phone ****38%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **16% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Purgaon? ■ Purgaon · ■ Goregaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226** **967 Working population ****43.2%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 76.9% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (27%) · **■** Household industry 47 (5%) · **■** Other work 126 (14%) · **■** Marginal 262 (29%) 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 Goregaon - Kawalewada2,297 people - Dawwa2,246 people - Mhasgaon2,209 people - Gidhadi2,143 people - Tedha2,047 people - Bote2,018 people - Mohadi1,962 people - Kamargaon1,798 people [All 99 villages in Goregaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/goregaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purgaon from Gondiya?11 km by road - What is the population of Purgaon?2,111 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purgaon in?Gondiya district (Goregaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Purgaon?85.1% (Census 2011)