Geographic Location of Purkhas

The village Purkhas is located in Kuchaikote C.D.Block of Gopalganj District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Purkhas Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kuchaikote Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gopalganj, which is about 30 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,
Gopalganj,
Bihar, India
PIN - 841503

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, 3403 persons live in 554 house holds in the village Purkhas. There are 1769 female individuals and 1634 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.98% and males constitute 48.02% of the total population.

There are 212 scheduled castes persons of which 120 are females and 92 are males. Females constitute 56.6% and males constitute 43.4% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.23% of the total population.

There are 162 scheduled tribes persons of which 84 are females and 78 are males. Females constitute 51.85% and males constitute 48.15% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 4.76% of the total population.

Population density of Purkhas is 924.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Purkhas

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Total area of Purkhas is 368.14 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 279.06 ha. About 89.29 ha is un-irrigated area. About 189.77 ha is irrigated area. About 93.55 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 56.13 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40.09 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 51.79 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.57 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 7.14 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 10.71 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.58 ha is culturable waste land. About 5.36 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 8.93 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Purkhas

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kuchaikote, which is 5-10 kms away from Purkhas.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Purkhas.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Purkhas.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Panchdeori, which is 5-10 kms away from Purkhas.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Jalalpur, 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 private arts and science degree college in Gopalganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Hathua, which is more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Purkhas

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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 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 less than 5 kms away from Purkhas.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Purkhas.

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