# Puraina Khas Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Puraina Khas

Puraina Khas is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,971 people in 299 households**, the 58th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,971people (2011)
- 299households
- 52.1%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraina Khas

Of every 100 households in Puraina Khas in 2011, 18 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puraina Khas · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**24%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****97%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**48%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**91%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khas?

■ Puraina Khas · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**928

Working population ****22.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 40.9% for women. 25% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 154 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 241 (54%)

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

- Nedula2,028 people
- Salempur Panday2,002 people
- Kohraoye1,991 people
- Bel Bhariya Ram Gulam1,987 people
- Padari Babu1,965 people
- Tihurva1,965 people
- Paikauliya1,964 people
- Rajavapur1,959 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraina Khas?1,971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina Khas in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina Khas?52.1% (Census 2011)