# Puranipur Village, Marihan, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Marihan, Mirzapur 

# Puranipur

Puranipur is a village in Marihan sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 50 households**, the 170th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 285people (2011)
- 50households
- 55.0%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puranipur

Of every 100 households in Puranipur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puranipur · ■ Marihan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**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 Puranipur?

■ Puranipur · ■ Marihan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****27.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 43.2% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 28 (36%)

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

- Neemdih336 people
- Adhiya307 people
- Chekhuria300 people
- Hinauta291 people
- Devari Kataia276 people
- Mahmadpur272 people
- Gohia Kalan271 people
- Semari Mu. Devpura271 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puranipur?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puranipur in?Mirzapur district (Marihan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puranipur?55.0% (Census 2011)