# Purrur Village, Amahator, Kiphire (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Amahator, Kiphire 

# Purrur

Purrur is a village in Amahator sub-district of Kiphire district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **1,168 people in 312 households**, the 2nd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,168people (2011)
- 312households
- 36.2%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Purrur PIN code and other codes

Purrur falls in Amahator sub-district, Kiphire district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockKiphire
- Census village code268106

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

## How far is Purrur from nearby towns?

- Amahator (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kiphire (district HQ)21 km by road
- Kiphire (nearest town)21 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 Purrur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Purrur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kiphire
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kiphire
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Purrur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include traditional shawls, handloom and bamboo basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Purrur

Of every 100 households in Purrur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purrur · ■ Amahator rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****1%**

**5%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****84%**

**71%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Purrur?

■ Purrur · ■ Amahator rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**1020

Working population ****54.6%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 28.4% for women. 68% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 477 (75%) · **■** Other work 77 (12%) · **■** Marginal 84 (13%)

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 Amahator

- Kisetong1,846 people
- Huronger1,166 people
- Changchor1,142 people
- Amahator Vill.840 people
- Inshikiur773 people

[All 12 villages in Amahator](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/kiphire/amahator/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purrur from Kiphire?21 km by road
- What is the population of Purrur?1,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purrur in?Kiphire district (Amahator sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Purrur?36.2% (Census 2011)