# Purau Pur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Purau Pur

Purau Pur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,035 people in 167 households**, the 252nd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,035people (2011)
- 167households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purau Pur

Of every 100 households in Purau Pur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purau Pur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****26%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****49%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Purau Pur?

■ Purau Pur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**924

Working population ****50.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 59.7% for women. 49% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 80 (15%) · **■** Marginal 319 (61%)

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

- Varzi Kalan1,044 people
- Kushmaul1,040 people
- Heeramanpur1,039 people
- Saidani1,038 people
- Pura Ram Sahai1,031 people
- Gopalpur1,030 people
- Bahorikpur1,028 people
- Patahana1,027 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purau Pur?1,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purau Pur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purau Pur?71.3% (Census 2011)