# Purkhali Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/purkhali/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Purkhali Purkhali is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,796 people in 334 households**, the 9th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,796people (2011) - 334households - 82.5%literacy - 140108PIN code ## Purkhali PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purkhali is 140108.** Purkhali falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140108 - Gram panchayatPurkhali - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038726 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purkhali from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)18 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)18 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 Purkhali? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Purkhali known for? The main crops are **milk, paddy and sun flower**. Products made here include ghee, rice and oil. About 63% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Purkhali Of every 100 households in Purkhali in 2011, 95 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Purkhali · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **98% Toilet within the home ****57%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **35% Tap water ****85%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **65% Use banking services ****64%** **76% Television ****81%** **85% Mobile phone ****72%** **76% Computer with internet ****7%** **4% Two-wheeler ****46%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Purkhali? ■ Purkhali · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697** **837 Working population ****31.6%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 76.5% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (7%) · **■** Household industry 131 (23%) · **■** Other work 270 (48%) · **■** Marginal 34 (6%) 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 Rup Nagar - Majri2,108 people - Balamgarh Alias Mandwara1,975 people - Malikpur1,936 people - Behrampur Zimidara1,822 people - Bari Jhakhian1,726 people - Ghanaula1,619 people - Solkhian1,590 people - Thali1,483 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purkhali?140108 - How far is Purkhali from Rupnagar?18 km by road - What is the population of Purkhali?1,796 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purkhali in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Purkhali?82.5% (Census 2011)