# Purum Khunou Village, Sawombung, Imphal East (Manipur)

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Village · Sawombung, Imphal East 

# Purum Khunou

Purum Khunou is a village in Sawombung sub-district of Imphal East district, Manipur, PIN code **795018**. The 2011 Census counted **182 people in 28 households**, the 61st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 182people (2011)
- 28households
- 56.4%literacy
- 795018PIN code

## Purum Khunou PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purum Khunou is 795018.** Purum Khunou falls in Sawombung sub-district, Imphal East district, Manipur.

- PIN code795018
- Gram panchayatMakeng Dolaithabi
- Community development blockImphal East-I
- Census village code270212

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

## How far is Purum Khunou from nearby towns?

- Porompat (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Imphal East (district HQ)28 km by road
- Imphal Mcl (nearest town)29 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 Purum Khunou?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Purum Khunou; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Leitanpokpi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saikul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khundrakpam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Takyel
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Purum Khunou known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and mustard seed**. Products made here include blacksmith, agarbati, bucket making, weaving, knitting woolen products and baby garments. About 60% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Purum Khunou

Of every 100 households in Purum Khunou in 2011, 77 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purum Khunou · ■ Sawombung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**6%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****3%**

**57%

Television ****40%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Purum Khunou?

■ Purum Khunou · ■ Sawombung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1538**

**933

Working population ****39.0%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (32%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 31 (44%)

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 Sawombung

- Makeng Nunglou400 people
- Sadu Longa Koireng331 people
- Ngairangbam305 people
- Makeng281 people
- Khongjil Khongjal161 people
- Sarouthel132 people
- Morok Ingkhol123 people
- Nurathel102 people

[All 67 villages in Sawombung](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/imphal-east/sawombung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purum Khunou?795018
- How far is Purum Khunou from Imphal East?28 km by road
- What is the population of Purum Khunou?182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purum Khunou in?Imphal East district (Sawombung sub-district), Manipur
- What is the literacy rate of Purum Khunou?56.4% (Census 2011)
