# Penur Village, Purna, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Purna, Parbhani 

# Penur

Penur is a village in Purna sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,559 people in 316 households**, the 35th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 1,559people (2011)
- 316households
- 67.8%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Penur PIN code and other codes

Penur falls in Purna sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPurna
- Census village code547210

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

## How far is Penur from nearby towns?

- Purna (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Parbhani (district HQ)65 km by road
- Purna (nearest town)24 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 Penur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Penur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katrulgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Penur known for?

About 71% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Penur

Of every 100 households in Penur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Penur · ■ Purna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****40%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**28%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****68%**

**67%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Penur?

■ Penur · ■ Purna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**896

Working population ****62.3%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.2% for women. 67% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 337 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 531 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 83 (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 Purna

- Nawaki1,651 people
- Dagadwadi1,625 people
- Suki1,613 people
- Limla1,594 people
- Khandala1,466 people
- Pimpalgaon likha1,447 people
- Khambegaon1,419 people
- Makhani1,409 people

[All 93 villages in Purna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/purna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Penur from Parbhani?65 km by road
- What is the population of Penur?1,559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penur in?Parbhani district (Purna sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Penur?67.8% (Census 2011)