Geographic Location of Purkhas

The village Purkhas is located in Ghorawal Tahsil of Sonbhadra District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is governed by Purkhas Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ghorawal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sonbhadra, which is about 20 kilometers away from Purkhas.

Travel and Communication for Purkhas

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Purkhas,
Sonbhadra,
Uttar Pradesh, India
PIN - 231210

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Purkhas

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A brief summary of available data for Purkhas is given below:

Social Structure of Purkhas

As per available data from the year 2009, 2324 persons live in 397 house holds in the village Purkhas. There are 1145 female individuals and 1179 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.27% and males constitute 50.73% of the total population.

There are 1011 scheduled castes persons of which 494 are females and 517 are males. Females constitute 48.86% and males constitute 51.14% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 43.5% of the total population.

There are 37 scheduled tribes persons of which 19 are females and 18 are males. Females constitute 51.35% and males constitute 48.65% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.59% of the total population.

Population density of Purkhas is 236.68 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Purkhas

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Total area of Purkhas is 981.93 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 981.93 ha. About 659.72 ha is un-irrigated area. About 322.21 ha is irrigated area. About 322.21 ha is irrigated by canal water.

Schools in Purkhas

There are no pre-primary schools in the village Purkhas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government primary school in the village Purkhas.

There is a government middle school in the village Purkhas.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ghorawal, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Ghorawal, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

Colleges in Purkhas

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Ghorawal, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Varanasi, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Varanasi, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Varanasi, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Mirjapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

Other Educational Facilities in Purkhas

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Mirjapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Purkhas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Purkhas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Purkhas

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Purkhas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Purkhas.

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