# Pure Sahan Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Pure Sahan

Pure Sahan is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 76 households**, the 609th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 558people (2011)
- 76households
- 72.0%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pure Sahan

Of every 100 households in Pure Sahan in 2011, 39 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pure Sahan · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**91%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Pure Sahan?

■ Pure Sahan · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**928

Working population ****23.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 70 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (33%) · **■** Household industry 13 (10%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%)

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

- Mukundpur559 people
- Jivadharpur Rai558 people
- Mahadeva558 people
- Nagpur558 people
- Rani Chhattar558 people
- Dhobaha556 people
- Gadaha Panday556 people
- Mundbara556 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pure Sahan?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pure Sahan in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pure Sahan?72.0% (Census 2011)