# Pura Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,336 people in 197 households**, the 197th largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,336people (2011)
- 197households
- 71.4%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pura

Of every 100 households in Pura in 2011, 29 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****88%**

**77%

Television ****50%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**9%

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 · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**911

Working population ****40.1%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 57.9% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 44 (8%) · **■** Other work 82 (15%) · **■** Marginal 356 (66%)

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 Sakaldiha

- Dhoos Khas1,364 people
- Kamhari1,360 people
- Talarpur1,356 people
- Karjara1,338 people
- Orauli1,332 people
- Chilbili1,326 people
- Diwakarpur1,323 people
- Dadhauli1,311 people

[All 493 villages in Sakaldiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/sakaldiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pura?1,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?71.4% (Census 2011)