# Palpur Village, Karchhana, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Karchhana, Allahabad 

# Palpur

Palpur is a village in Karchhana sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,432 people in 583 households**, the 41st largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 3,432people (2011)
- 583households
- 56.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palpur

Of every 100 households in Palpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palpur · ■ Karchhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****36%**

**69%

Television ****13%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Palpur?

■ Palpur · ■ Karchhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**926

Working population ****34.8%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 46.9% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 175 (15%) · **■** Other work 261 (22%) · **■** Marginal 700 (59%)

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

- Bardaha3,680 people
- Dabhaon3,649 people
- Sodhiya3,586 people
- Ikauni3,471 people
- Pawar3,394 people
- Marauka Uparhar3,382 people
- Nibi Taluka Khurd3,360 people
- Sadwa Kalan3,332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palpur?3,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palpur in?Allahabad district (Karchhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palpur?56.2% (Census 2011)