# Pur Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Pur

Pur is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **23,769 people in 3,659 households**, the 1st largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 23,769people (2011)
- 3,659households
- 68.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pur

Of every 100 households in Pur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pur · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****10%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**63%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**78%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Pur?

■ Pur · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**903

Working population ****33.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 42% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,890 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,660 (21%) · **■** Household industry 150 (2%) · **■** Other work 707 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3,520 (44%)

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 Sikanderpur

- Sisotar Diyara19,458 people
- Khejuri10,239 people
- Lilkar9,611 people
- Pakdi9,309 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pur?23,769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pur in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pur?68.7% (Census 2011)