# Machahar Urf Purwa Village, Karchhana – Population & Literacy

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Village · Karchhana, Allahabad 

# Machahar Urf Purwa

Machahar Urf Purwa is a village in Karchhana sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,312 people in 355 households**, the 90th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 2,312people (2011)
- 355households
- 62.6%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machahar Urf Purwa

Of every 100 households in Machahar Urf Purwa in 2011, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Machahar Urf Purwa · ■ Karchhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****85%**

**69%

Television ****30%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

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 Machahar Urf Purwa?

■ Machahar Urf Purwa · ■ Karchhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**926

Working population ****31.2%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 199 (28%) · **■** Marginal 217 (30%)

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 Karchhana

- Kataka2,341 people
- Kajipur2,328 people
- Dewrakh Uparhar2,320 people
- Dewri Kala2,312 people
- Gaura Ta. Purva2,297 people
- Umari Ta. Kanti2,286 people
- Chak Rana Tiwari2,279 people
- Bargohana Khurd2,212 people

[All 333 villages in Karchhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/karchhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machahar Urf Purwa?2,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machahar Urf Purwa in?Allahabad district (Karchhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machahar Urf Purwa?62.6% (Census 2011)