# Purwa Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population (2)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Purwa

Purwa is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 44 households**, the 503rd largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 307people (2011)
- 44households
- 49.8%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purwa

Of every 100 households in Purwa in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Purwa · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**23%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****96%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Purwa?

■ Purwa · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**904

Working population ****28.3%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 36.6% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 87 (100%)

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 Khajni

- Shankhmiurwa314 people
- Jamin Kaithi313 people
- Paisa313 people
- Bahadurpur Khurd308 people
- Bhelakhas306 people
- Kathaichee300 people
- Balua299 people
- Raghuadih Bujurg298 people

[All 769 villages in Khajni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purwa?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?49.8% (Census 2011)