# Dhan Purwa Village, Salempur, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Salempur, Deoria 

# Dhan Purwa

Dhan Purwa is a village in Salempur sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 167 households**, the 156th largest of 471 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,127people (2011)
- 167households
- 66.3%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhan Purwa

Of every 100 households in Dhan Purwa in 2011, 25 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhan Purwa · ■ Salempur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**31%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Tap water ****22%**

**19%

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

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhan Purwa?

■ Dhan Purwa · ■ Salempur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**922

Working population ****24.6%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 53.4% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 56 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (27%) · **■** Marginal 130 (47%)

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 Salempur

- Thakur Gouri1,171 people
- Barthalala1,160 people
- Jamua1,158 people
- Patneji1,145 people
- Fatehpur1,125 people
- Teghara1,125 people
- Pipra Bhanmati1,122 people
- Akauna1,118 people

[All 522 villages in Salempur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/salempur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhan Purwa?1,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhan Purwa in?Deoria district (Salempur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhan Purwa?66.3% (Census 2011)