# Purkhipur Village, Soraon, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Soraon, Allahabad 

# Purkhipur

Purkhipur is a village in Soraon sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 334 households**, the 142nd largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 2,003people (2011)
- 334households
- 70.0%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purkhipur

Of every 100 households in Purkhipur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purkhipur · ■ Soraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**83%

Tap water ****50%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****95%**

**76%

Television ****25%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Purkhipur?

■ Purkhipur · ■ Soraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**909

Working population ****32.3%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (13%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 144 (22%) · **■** Marginal 70 (11%)

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 Soraon

- Bajha2,086 people
- Bhagawtipur2,035 people
- Sarairah Urf Korari2,009 people
- Jogipur2,003 people
- Dadauli1,988 people
- Badanpur1,973 people
- Baladih1,961 people
- Duara Jagdishpur1,960 people

[All 443 villages in Soraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/soraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purkhipur?2,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkhipur in?Allahabad district (Soraon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purkhipur?70.0% (Census 2011)