# Purey Gosay Village, Raniganj, Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Raniganj, Pratapgarh 

# Purey Gosay

Purey Gosay is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 63 households**, the 256th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 416people (2011)
- 63households
- 73.9%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purey Gosay

Of every 100 households in Purey Gosay in 2011, 48 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purey Gosay · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****44%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**5%

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 Purey Gosay?

■ Purey Gosay · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**904

Working population ****24.5%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 60.0% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%)

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 Raniganj

- Bhusalpur449 people
- Mah Devari443 people
- Hathethi434 people
- Chaubey Patti430 people
- Bisunpur Dariyapur411 people
- Himayunpur411 people
- Dauarikapur406 people
- Pali402 people

[All 303 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purey Gosay?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purey Gosay in?Pratapgarh district (Raniganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purey Gosay?73.9% (Census 2011)