# Puraina Khandi Chaura Village, Maharajganj – Population

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Puraina Khandi Chaura

Puraina Khandi Chaura is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,637 people in 610 households**, the 79th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 3,637people (2011)
- 610households
- 56.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraina Khandi Chaura

Of every 100 households in Puraina Khandi Chaura in 2011, 11 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puraina Khandi Chaura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**19%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****36%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Puraina Khandi Chaura?

■ Puraina Khandi Chaura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**928

Working population ****53.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 42.9% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 253 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (9%) · **■** Household industry 62 (3%) · **■** Other work 154 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,318 (67%)

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 Maharajganj

- Hemchhapar3,683 people
- Rampur Buzurg3,677 people
- Pipara Kalyan3,669 people
- Basntpur3,656 people
- Jarar3,617 people
- Sohrauna3,611 people
- Barawa Raja3,582 people
- Pakari Sisawa3,582 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraina Khandi Chaura?3,637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina Khandi Chaura in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina Khandi Chaura?56.4% (Census 2011)