# Puranpur, Kerakat, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Kerakat, Jaunpur 

# Puranpur

Puranpur is a village in [Kerakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/kerakat/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 87 households**, the 319th largest of 421 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 502people (2011)
- 87households
- 70.4%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puranpur

Of every 100 households in Puranpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puranpur · ■ Kerakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**30%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****92%**

**82%

Television ****38%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

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 Puranpur?

■ Puranpur · ■ Kerakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1355**

**912

Working population ****22.5%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 38% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (21%)

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 Kerakat

- Murlipur525 people
- Chitaipur509 people
- Daudpur507 people
- Khepatpur506 people
- Hardasipur501 people
- Sultanpur501 people
- Khutahna486 people
- Maniyarepur478 people

[All 424 villages in Kerakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/kerakat/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puranpur?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puranpur in?Jaunpur district (Kerakat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puranpur?70.4% (Census 2011)