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

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Village · Raniganj, Pratapgarh 

# Purey Shekhi

Purey Shekhi is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 26 households**, the 291st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 177people (2011)
- 26households
- 83.7%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purey Shekhi

Of every 100 households in Purey Shekhi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Purey Shekhi · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**28%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****32%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**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 Shekhi?

■ Purey Shekhi · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**904

Working population ****22.6%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 67.1% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (22%) · **■** Other work 21 (52%) · **■** Marginal 10 (25%)

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

- Tardeeh211 people
- Devalaha198 people
- Mathura189 people
- Banrahi179 people
- Dube Patti Ram Karan167 people
- Purey Saval155 people
- Kharagpur153 people
- Basha148 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purey Shekhi?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purey Shekhi in?Pratapgarh district (Raniganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purey Shekhi?83.7% (Census 2011)