# Pural Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Pural

Pural is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,203 people in 262 households**, the 36th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 1,203people (2011)
- 262households
- 88.5%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Pural PIN code and other codes

Pural falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566248

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

## How far is Pural from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)85 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)30 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 Pural?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pural; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Devgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devgad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamsande
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Pural known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 17% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Pural

Of every 100 households in Pural in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pural · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**7%

Tap water ****2%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**80%

Use banking services ****58%**

**61%

Television ****32%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****42%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Pural?

■ Pural · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146**

**924

Working population ****25.2%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 79.6% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 275 (91%)

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 Devgad

- Kuvale1,255 people
- Dhalavali1,230 people
- Palekarwadi1,210 people
- Hurshi1,206 people
- Torsole1,172 people
- Salashi1,164 people
- Talavade1,163 people
- Padthar1,074 people

[All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pural from Oras Bk.?85 km by road
- What is the population of Pural?1,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pural in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pural?88.5% (Census 2011)
