# Devpura Village, Marihan, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Marihan, Mirzapur 

# Devpura

Devpura is a village in Marihan sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,619 people in 511 households**, the 22nd largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 2,619people (2011)
- 511households
- 68.2%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Devpura

Of every 100 households in Devpura in 2011, 8 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Devpura · ■ Marihan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****91%**

**85%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Devpura?

■ Devpura · ■ Marihan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**939

Working population ****48.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 57.3% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 424 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (4%) · **■** Marginal 543 (43%)

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 Marihan

- Devri Uttar2,700 people
- Kalwari Mafi2,687 people
- Kanhaipur2,676 people
- Karaunda2,646 people
- Loosa2,470 people
- Rampur2,458 people
- Rajapur2,429 people
- Baghaura2,374 people

[All 221 villages in Marihan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/marihan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Devpura?2,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devpura in?Mirzapur district (Marihan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Devpura?68.2% (Census 2011)