# Purwamir Village, Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Purwamir

Purwamir is a village in Kanpur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,073 people in 372 households**, the 87th largest of 252 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 2,073people (2011)
- 372households
- 81.9%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purwamir

Of every 100 households in Purwamir in 2011, 33 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purwamir · ■ Kanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****86%**

**73%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Purwamir?

■ Purwamir · ■ Kanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**885

Working population ****34.0%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 75.7% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (16%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 250 (35%) · **■** Marginal 163 (23%)

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 Kanpur

- Gambhirpur Kachhar2,108 people
- Rautepur2,103 people
- Ghurwakhera2,080 people
- Tauns2,079 people
- Harbanspur2,061 people
- Palara2,052 people
- Daheliujagar2,030 people
- Hajipur2,017 people

[All 279 villages in Kanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purwamir?2,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwamir in?Kanpur Nagar district (Kanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwamir?81.9% (Census 2011)