# Pura, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Pura

Pura is a village in [Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/) sub-district of [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 111 households**, the 482nd largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 668people (2011)
- 111households
- 76.3%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pura

Of every 100 households in Pura in 2011, 27 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**91%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pura?

■ Pura · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1543**

**928

Working population ****23.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 64.1% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (27%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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 Harraiya

- Dharam Nagar674 people
- Seema671 people
- Sirauli Babu670 people
- Payakpur669 people
- Talwapur Mafi668 people
- Tera Ghat668 people
- Parari Misra667 people
- Rikhipur667 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pura?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?76.3% (Census 2011)