# Puraina Village, Bhanpur, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Bhanpur, Basti 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Bhanpur sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,855 people in 467 households**, the 15th largest of 419 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,855people (2011)
- 467households
- 62.7%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 41 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Bhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**89%

Tap water ****23%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**88%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Bhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**929

Working population ****23.3%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 52.4% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (22%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 100 (15%) · **■** Marginal 281 (42%)

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 Bhanpur

- Dasia3,049 people
- Saltaua Gopalpur2,968 people
- Piraila Narharia2,952 people
- Parsa Damya2,922 people
- Bhadi Khurd2,396 people
- Aama2,360 people
- Chitir Gawan2,336 people
- Banrahi Jangal2,254 people

[All 435 villages in Bhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/bhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraina?2,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Basti district (Bhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?62.7% (Census 2011)