# Purwa Village, Marihan, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Marihan, Mirzapur 

# Purwa

Purwa is a village in Marihan sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 55 households**, the 165th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 338people (2011)
- 55households
- 77.7%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purwa

Of every 100 households in Purwa in 2011, 40 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purwa · ■ Marihan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**96%

Use banking services ****87%**

**85%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Purwa?

■ Purwa · ■ Marihan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**939

Working population ****44.1%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 71.0% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 135 (91%)

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

- Imalia 84364 people
- Bharko362 people
- Dhekwah350 people
- Geruahi345 people
- Neemdih336 people
- Adhiya307 people
- Chekhuria300 people
- Hinauta291 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purwa?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwa in?Mirzapur district (Marihan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purwa?77.7% (Census 2011)