# Pur Village, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Pur

Pur is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,347 people in 447 households**, the 68th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 2,347people (2011)
- 447households
- 79.0%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pur

Of every 100 households in Pur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pur · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**75%

Tap water ****35%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Pur?

■ Pur · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**899

Working population ****33.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 69.6% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 561 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 79 (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 Akbarpur

- Chiraura2,426 people
- Gaholiya2,417 people
- Jyotish2,388 people
- Bhujpura2,355 people
- Alapur2,345 people
- Ant2,326 people
- Lamahara2,305 people
- Kurwa Khurd2,283 people

[All 275 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pur?2,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pur in?Kanpur Dehat district (Akbarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pur?79.0% (Census 2011)