# Purani Chhawani Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Purani Chhawani

Purani Chhawani is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 45 households**, the 448th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 298people (2011)
- 45households
- 77.1%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purani Chhawani

Of every 100 households in Purani Chhawani in 2011, 51 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Purani Chhawani · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**73%

Television ****95%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Purani Chhawani?

■ Purani Chhawani · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**902

Working population ****29.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (71%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Chunar

- Bibi Pokhar304 people
- Hatia304 people
- Bhopati302 people
- Saraiya Mu. Sherpur299 people
- Mujaffarpur295 people
- Kazia294 people
- Muinuddinpur293 people
- Sherpur291 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purani Chhawani?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purani Chhawani in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purani Chhawani?77.1% (Census 2011)