Village · Raniganj, Pratapgarh
# Purey Basau

Purey Basau is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 787 people in 116 households, the 196th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.
- 787 people (2011)
- 116 households
- 77.3% literacy
- 813 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purey Basau

Of every 100 households in Purey Basau in 2011, 20 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Purey Basau · ■ Raniganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 20% 25%
- Toilet within the home 21% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 85%
- Tap water 94% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 93%
- Use banking services 99% 84%
- Television 50% 25%
- Mobile phone 83% 74%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 19% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 3%
- None of these assets 5% 5%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Purey Basau?

■ Purey Basau · ■ Raniganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.3% 72.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 813 1001
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 807 904
- Working population 22.9% 32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 61.9% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 91 (51%) · ■ Marginal 33 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Raniganj
- Sarai Ratau 797 people
- Pareytara 796 people
- Bithalpur 795 people
- Kevara Khurd 792 people
- Risal Garh 775 people
- Malhi 767 people
- Jaddupur 756 people
- Kalyani 755 people

All 303 villages in Raniganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Purey Basau? 787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purey Basau in? Pratapgarh district (Raniganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purey Basau? 77.3% (Census 2011)

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