Village · Chunar, Mirzapur
# Puraini

Puraini is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 996 people in 125 households, the 254th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.
- 996 people (2011)
- 125 households
- 66.8% literacy
- 824 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraini

Of every 100 households in Puraini in 2011, 46 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puraini · ■ Chunar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 46% 36%
- Toilet within the home 10% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 72%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 91%
- Use banking services 90% 73%
- Television 45% 41%
- Mobile phone 82% 60%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 24% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 2% 8%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Puraini?

■ Puraini · ■ Chunar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.8% 70.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 824 916
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 655 902
- Working population 30.9% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (12%) · ■ Household industry 24 (8%) · ■ Other work 65 (21%) · ■ Marginal 107 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chunar
- Mujdih 1,017 people
- Khajagipur 1,015 people
- Tendua Kalan 1,006 people
- Bela 1,000 people
- Darra 990 people
- Katherwa 985 people
- Roshanher 985 people
- Churamanpur 979 people

All 620 villages in Chunar

## Other places named Puraini
- Puraini · Sub-district, Madhepura · 104,436 people
- Puraini · Town, Bhagalpur · 30,829 people
- Puraini · Village, Kumarkhand, Madhepura · 8,184 people
- Puraini · Village, Kasya, Kushinagar · 6,281 people
- Puraini · Village, Kaiserganj, Bahraich · 5,407 people
- Puraini · Village, Sarila, Hamirpur · 4,572 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Puraini? 996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraini in? Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraini? 66.8% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/puraini/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.