# Purani Village, Karchhana, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Karchhana, Allahabad 

# Purani

Purani is a village in Karchhana sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,849 people in 299 households**, the 120th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,849people (2011)
- 299households
- 66.8%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purani

Of every 100 households in Purani in 2011, 67 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purani · ■ Karchhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****85%**

**69%

Television ****51%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Purani?

■ Purani · ■ Karchhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**926

Working population ****44.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 53.6% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 367 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (34%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 107 (13%) · **■** Marginal 32 (4%)

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

- Dhari1,889 people
- Kechuha1,872 people
- Champatpur1,868 people
- Chak Garibdas1,852 people
- Bhandewara1,844 people
- Bhagesar Dehli1,822 people
- Umri Ta. Purva1,812 people
- Ghonedeeh Ta. Panasa1,810 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purani?1,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purani in?Allahabad district (Karchhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purani?66.8% (Census 2011)