# Son Purwa Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Son Purwa

Son Purwa is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 169 households**, the 105th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 963people (2011)
- 169households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,174females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Son Purwa

Of every 100 households in Son Purwa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Son Purwa · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

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

**63%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****73%**

**78%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Son Purwa?

■ Son Purwa · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**903

Working population ****19.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 45.4% for women. 35% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 47 (25%)

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

- Gaura Madanpura1,025 people
- Parsadpur1,010 people
- Mahro1,005 people
- Lakhanapar997 people
- Dhuraudha940 people
- Sasanu Ahlu926 people
- Bhimhar913 people
- Mueya909 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Son Purwa?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Son Purwa in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Son Purwa?60.4% (Census 2011)