# Puraina Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,811 people in 299 households**, the 270th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,811people (2011)
- 299households
- 65.0%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 34 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**46%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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?

■ Puraina · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**928

Working population ****25.2%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 49.4% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 365 (80%)

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

- Bilaspur1,845 people
- Jamunia1,834 people
- Dharmauli1,830 people
- Bishunpur Khurd1,825 people
- Rampur Mahuawa1,808 people
- Belrai1,793 people
- Belawa1,783 people
- Uska1,782 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraina?1,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?65.0% (Census 2011)