Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur
# Purnaha

Purnaha is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 801 people in 140 households, the 152nd largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.
- 801 people (2011)
- 140 households
- 68.0% literacy
- 1,189 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purnaha

Of every 100 households in Purnaha in 2011, 24 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Purnaha · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 30%
- Toilet within the home 16% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 82%
- Tap water 6% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 92%
- Use banking services 66% 78%
- Television 15% 24%
- Mobile phone 94% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 3%
- None of these assets 4% 9%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Purnaha?

■ Purnaha · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 66.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1189 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 948 914
- Working population 29.2% 29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 109 (47%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (5%) · ■ Marginal 36 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chauri Chaura
- Mishraulia 883 people
- Sahasram 857 people
- Bargadwa 850 people
- Pakardiha 808 people
- Kata Sikra 787 people
- Mirjawa Sardar 787 people
- Silhata 781 people
- Diwa 766 people

All 216 villages in Chauri Chaura

## Other places named Purnaha
- Purnaha · Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur · 744 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Purnaha? 801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purnaha in? Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purnaha? 68.0% (Census 2011)

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