# Purshia Village, Basti, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Basti, Basti 

# Purshia

Purshia is a village in Basti sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,826 people in 271 households**, the 76th largest of 1,027 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 1,826people (2011)
- 271households
- 72.2%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purshia

Of every 100 households in Purshia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Purshia · ■ Basti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**83%

Tap water ****72%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**89%

Use banking services ****97%**

**87%

Television ****35%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Purshia?

■ Purshia · ■ Basti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**929

Working population ****24.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.5% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 153 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (23%) · **■** Marginal 143 (32%)

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 Basti

- Bhaisa1,851 people
- Lucknoora1,849 people
- Harsohiya1,845 people
- Moor Ghat1,831 people
- Gana1,823 people
- Rampur Jungal1,816 people
- Chilwaniya1,810 people
- Mathauli1,792 people

[All 1,102 villages in Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purshia?1,826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purshia in?Basti district (Basti sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purshia?72.2% (Census 2011)