# Puraina Village, Pharenda, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pharenda, Mahrajganj 

# Puraina

Puraina is a village in Pharenda sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 93 households**, the 190th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 591people (2011)
- 93households
- 62.4%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraina

Of every 100 households in Puraina in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puraina · ■ Pharenda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****89%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**85%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Puraina?

■ Puraina · ■ Pharenda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**941

Working population ****35.9%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 43.0% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 203 (96%)

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 Pharenda

- Barhya640 people
- Chainpur597 people
- Dondhghat595 people
- Gokulpur592 people
- Budawa568 people
- Gulariha Tappa Lehra566 people
- Panditpur560 people
- Piparahi516 people

[All 233 villages in Pharenda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/pharenda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraina?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraina in?Mahrajganj district (Pharenda sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraina?62.4% (Census 2011)