# Puraina, Nanpara, Bahraich – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanpara, Bahraich 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in [Nanpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/nanpara/) sub-district of [Bahraich](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **2,497 people in 462 households**, the 208th largest of 410 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.8%.

- 2,497people (2011)
- 462households
- 53.0%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Nanpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**7%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****46%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**64%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Nanpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**42.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**943

Working population ****29.4%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 41.2% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 597 (81%)

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 Nanpara

- Balha2,512 people
- Hansuliya2,511 people
- Kaggar2,507 people
- Jagannathpur Pure Bechaie2,505 people
- Padari Tara2,487 people
- Gulalpurwa2,478 people
- Mahrajsingh Nagar2,477 people
- Bhawaniyapur Ramgari2,456 people

[All 425 villages in Nanpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/nanpara/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraina?2,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Bahraich district (Nanpara sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?53.0% (Census 2011)