# Puranapalem Village, Dharur, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/dharur/puranapalem/ Village · Dharur, Mahbubnagar # Puranapalem Puranapalem is a village in Dharur sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,528 people in 478 households**, the 10th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%. - 2,528people (2011) - 478households - 41.0%literacy - 1,013females per 1,000 males ## Puranapalem PIN code and other codes Puranapalem falls in Dharur sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatPuranapalem - Community development blockDharur - Census village code575952 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puranapalem from nearby towns? - Dharur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)125 km by road - Gadwal (nearest town)25 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 Puranapalem? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Puranapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gadwal - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadwal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadwal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Puranapalem known for? The main crops are **jowar and paddy**. About 64% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Puranapalem Of every 100 households in Puranapalem in 2011, 69 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puranapalem · ■ Dharur rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****94%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****62%** **58% Television ****25%** **34% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **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 Puranapalem? ■ Puranapalem · ■ Dharur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%** **39.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **933 Working population ****60.6%** **57.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.9% for men and 29.4% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,126 (74%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (5%) · **■** Marginal 133 (9%) 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 Dharur - Palcherla3,081 people - Marlabeedu2,962 people - Umithyala2,789 people - Guvvaladinne2,765 people - Mannapur2,493 people - Ryalampad2,490 people - Kondapur2,383 people - Alwalpad2,095 people [All 25 villages in Dharur](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/dharur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puranapalem from Mahbubnagar?125 km by road - What is the population of Puranapalem?2,528 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puranapalem in?Mahbubnagar district (Dharur sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Puranapalem?41.0% (Census 2011)