# Puri, Gangapur, Aurangabad – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/puri/ Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad # Puri Puri is a village in [Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/) sub-district of [Aurangabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **1,568 people in 305 households**, the 49th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 1,568people (2011) - 305households - 76.8%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Puri PIN code and other codes Puri falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGangapur - Census village code549374 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puri from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)33 km by road - Gangapur (nearest town)17 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 Puri? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Puri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gangapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 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)12 h summer · 12 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 Puri known for? About 92% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 346 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 Puri Of every 100 households in Puri in 2011, 60 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puri · ■ Gangapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **68% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **81% Tap water ****95%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **83% Use banking services ****73%** **64% Television ****43%** **45% Mobile phone ****68%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **90% 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 Puri? ■ Puri · ■ Gangapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **73.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **856 Working population ****53.4%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 65.1% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 463 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (11%) · **■** Marginal 43 (5%) 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 Gangapur - Raipur1,719 people - Bagadi1,711 people - Guru Dhanora1,706 people - Kankori1,705 people - Bhalgaon1,542 people - Sirasgaon1,538 people - Fatiyabad1,479 people - Galnimb1,466 people [All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/) ## Other places named Puri - Puri · District, Odisha · 1,698,730 people - Puri · Sub-district, Puri · 200,564 people - Puri · Town, Puri · 200,564 people - Puri · Village, Giriak, Nalanda · 3,190 people - Puri · Village, Chandvad, Nashik · 2,651 people - Puri · Village, Dhamtari, Dhamtari · 2,233 people ## Quick answers - How far is Puri from Aurangabad?33 km by road - What is the population of Puri?1,568 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puri in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Puri?76.8% (Census 2011)