# Devi Purwa Village, Dhaurahara, Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Dhaurahara, Kheri 

# Devi Purwa

Devi Purwa is a village in Dhaurahara sub-district of Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,594 people in 1,518 households**, the 10th largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%.

- 8,594people (2011)
- 1,518households
- 26.9%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Devi Purwa

Of every 100 households in Devi Purwa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Devi Purwa · ■ Dhaurahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**89%

Tap water ****25%**

**36%

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

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****89%**

**75%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

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 Devi Purwa?

■ Devi Purwa · ■ Dhaurahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.9%**

**48.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**950

Working population ****30.9%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 19.2% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,512 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 809 (30%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (2%) · **■** Marginal 258 (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 Dhaurahara

- Amethi10,300 people
- Sisya Kalan9,726 people
- Dhourahra9,233 people
- Ramia Beahar8,855 people
- Adlishpur8,205 people
- Khamaria Pandit7,496 people
- Ramlook7,346 people
- Jatpurwa7,314 people

[All 210 villages in Dhaurahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kheri/dhaurahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Devi Purwa?8,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devi Purwa in?Kheri district (Dhaurahara sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Devi Purwa?26.9% (Census 2011)