# Purkhawas Village, Luni, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Luni, Jodhpur 

# Purkhawas

Purkhawas is a village in Luni sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 187 households**, the 51st largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 187households
- 56.3%literacy
- 342802PIN code

## Purkhawas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purkhawas is 342802.** Purkhawas falls in Luni sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342802
- Community development blockLuni
- Census village code085583

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

## How far is Purkhawas from nearby towns?

- Luni (sub-district HQ)87 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)52 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 Purkhawas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhanwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jodhpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jodhpur
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Purkhawas known for?

The main crops are **bajara, mung and moth**. About 77% of the 1,580 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 Purkhawas

Of every 100 households in Purkhawas in 2011, 26 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purkhawas · ■ Luni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

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

**27%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****65%**

**61%

Television ****6%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purkhawas?

■ Purkhawas · ■ Luni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**885

Working population ****52.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 40.8% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (15%) · **■** Marginal 308 (47%)

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 Luni

- Sarechan1,447 people
- Loonawas Charna1,443 people
- Melwa1,350 people
- Delumba1,286 people
- Sangasani1,238 people
- Khera Sarecha1,221 people
- Jambheshwar Nagar1,216 people
- Hamir Nagar1,207 people

[All 170 villages in Luni](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/luni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purkhawas?342802
- How far is Purkhawas from Jodhpur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Purkhawas?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkhawas in?Jodhpur district (Luni sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Purkhawas?56.3% (Census 2011)