# Puraina Village, Salempur, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Salempur, Deoria 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Salempur sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,204 people in 173 households**, the 144th largest of 471 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,204people (2011)
- 173households
- 77.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 50 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Salempur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****36%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**87%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**8%

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?

■ Puraina · ■ Salempur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**922

Working population ****23.5%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 69.2% for women. 33% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 56 (20%) · **■** Marginal 156 (55%)

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

- Sahjour1,229 people
- Mazuri Khurd1,226 people
- Bahadurpur1,221 people
- Siswa Pandey1,217 people
- Mazuri Buzurg1,201 people
- Sri Nagar1,197 people
- Dhamouli1,192 people
- Bhatni Khas1,185 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraina?1,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Deoria district (Salempur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?77.1% (Census 2011)