# Puranabazar 'B' Village, Chumukedima, Dimapur (Nagaland)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/dimapur/chumukedima/puranabazar-b/

Village · Chumukedima, Dimapur 

# Puranabazar 'B'

Puranabazar 'B' is a village in Chumukedima sub-district of Dimapur district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 250 households**, the 23rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 1,257people (2011)
- 250households
- 89.8%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Puranabazar 'B' PIN code and other codes

Puranabazar 'B' falls in Chumukedima sub-district, Dimapur district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockMedziphema
- Census village code267681

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

## How far is Puranabazar 'B' from nearby towns?

- Chumukedima (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dimapur (district HQ)10 km by road
- Chumukedima (nearest town)4 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 Puranabazar 'B'?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Puranabazar 'B'; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dimapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dimapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dimapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Puranabazar 'B' known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chilli and ginger**. Products made here include traditional shawls. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Puranabazar 'B'

Of every 100 households in Puranabazar 'B' in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Puranabazar 'B' · ■ Chumukedima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**49%

Use banking services ****78%**

**54%

Television ****81%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**15%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****80%**

**59%

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 Puranabazar 'B'?

■ Puranabazar 'B' · ■ Chumukedima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**977

Working population ****38.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 86.1% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 32 (7%) · **■** Other work 291 (60%) · **■** Marginal 98 (20%)

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 Chumukedima

- Tenyiphe II1,550 people
- Seithekema1,497 people
- Naga United Vill.1,492 people
- Tenyiphe III1,302 people
- Seithekema 'C'875 people
- Darogajan865 people
- Bamunpukhuri 'A'800 people
- Ekrani Pathar790 people

[All 53 villages in Chumukedima](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/dimapur/chumukedima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puranabazar 'B' from Dimapur?10 km by road
- What is the population of Puranabazar 'B'?1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puranabazar 'B' in?Dimapur district (Chumukedima sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Puranabazar 'B'?89.8% (Census 2011)