Village · Tulsipur, Balrampur
# Barhay Purwa

Barhay Purwa is a village in Tulsipur sub-district of Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,228 people in 181 households, the 276th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.
- 1,228 people (2011)
- 181 households
- 42.2% literacy
- 984 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barhay Purwa

Of every 100 households in Barhay Purwa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barhay Purwa · ■ Tulsipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 10%
- Toilet within the home 41% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 59% 89%
- Tap water 0% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 84% 81%
- Television 5% 6%
- Mobile phone 58% 55%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 15%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barhay Purwa?

■ Barhay Purwa · ■ Tulsipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.2% 45.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 913
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1089 956
- Working population 41.2% 37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 31.4% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 43 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 101 (20%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 29 (6%) · ■ Marginal 328 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tulsipur
- Khadgaura 1,250 people
- Misrauliya 1,245 people
- Newal Garh 1,241 people
- Ramwapur 1,233 people
- Parkhuri 1,221 people
- Bargadwa Kalan 1,208 people
- Patoha Kote 1,203 people
- Chandanpur 1,200 people

All 386 villages in Tulsipur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Barhay Purwa? 1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhay Purwa in? Balrampur district (Tulsipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barhay Purwa? 42.2% (Census 2011)

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