# Pura Village, Bilhaur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bilhaur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Bilhaur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **9,791 people in 1,670 households**, the 1st largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 9,791people (2011)
- 1,670households
- 79.1%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pura

Of every 100 households in Pura in 2011, 46 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Bilhaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**77%

Tap water ****15%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**91%

Use banking services ****76%**

**73%

Television ****38%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pura?

■ Pura · ■ Bilhaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**76.0%

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

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**881

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 74.0% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 523 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,033 (32%) · **■** Household industry 155 (5%) · **■** Other work 929 (29%) · **■** Marginal 555 (17%)

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 Bilhaur

- Makanpur9,109 people
- Malau8,168 people
- Kakawan6,184 people
- Bilhaur Dehat6,100 people

[All 405 villages in Bilhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/bilhaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pura?9,791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Kanpur Nagar district (Bilhaur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?79.1% (Census 2011)