# Purabeni Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Purabeni

Purabeni is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 63 households**, the 405th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 443people (2011)
- 63households
- 73.9%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purabeni

Of every 100 households in Purabeni in 2011, 65 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purabeni · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**6%

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 Purabeni?

■ Purabeni · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**70.2%

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

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**924

Working population ****46.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 44% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (17%) · **■** Household industry 23 (11%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 21 (10%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Dharamupur454 people
- Shekha Jain Pur453 people
- Addopur451 people
- Kathar449 people
- Garawa442 people
- Nathupur436 people
- Pura Chaknarain428 people
- Nandpur419 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purabeni?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purabeni in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purabeni?73.9% (Census 2011)