# Purwa Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Purwa

Purwa is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,280 people in 301 households**, the 83rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,280people (2011)
- 301households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,167females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purwa

Of every 100 households in Purwa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purwa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****62%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**924

Working population ****40.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (6%) · **■** Household industry 153 (17%) · **■** Other work 154 (17%) · **■** Marginal 400 (44%)

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

- Godhana2,375 people
- Dharikpur2,345 people
- Jakhaniyan2,338 people
- Rampur Dan2,310 people
- Khajurahat2,266 people
- Molanapur2,257 people
- Jarauna2,255 people
- Masot2,245 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purwa?2,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?63.3% (Census 2011)