# Puruwa Village, Mauranipur, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mauranipur, Jhansi 

# Puruwa

Puruwa is a village in Mauranipur sub-district of Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **876 people in 161 households**, the 119th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 876people (2011)
- 161households
- 73.5%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puruwa

Of every 100 households in Puruwa in 2011, 11 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puruwa · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**73%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**16%

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 Puruwa?

■ Puruwa · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**867

Working population ****38.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 60.0% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 94 (28%)

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 Mauranipur

- Sanaura909 people
- Piprokhar902 people
- Deori Ghat884 people
- Sewara879 people
- Sijaura860 people
- Kanaura764 people
- Syawni Bugurg736 people
- Saptwara721 people

[All 152 villages in Mauranipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puruwa?876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puruwa in?Jhansi district (Mauranipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puruwa?73.5% (Census 2011)