Village · Ikauna, Shrawasti
# Purkhi Dihwa

Purkhi Dihwa is a village in Ikauna sub-district of Shrawasti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 750 people in 134 households, the 183rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%.
- 750 people (2011)
- 134 households
- 68.9% literacy
- 943 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purkhi Dihwa

Of every 100 households in Purkhi Dihwa in 2011, 21 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purkhi Dihwa · ■ Ikauna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 10%
- Toilet within the home 4% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 91%
- Tap water 0% 37%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 97%
- Use banking services 76% 79%
- Television 17% 9%
- Mobile phone 76% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 16%
- 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 Purkhi Dihwa?

■ Purkhi Dihwa · ■ Ikauna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.9% 51.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 886
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1136 915
- Working population 53.3% 36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 52.2% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 88 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 11 (3%) · ■ Other work 80 (20%) · ■ Marginal 218 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ikauna
- Kashipur Musa 852 people
- Parsaura Mafi 850 people
- Lakhahi 759 people
- Rani Kunda 752 people
- Ahira Ghasi 737 people
- Dakahi 704 people
- Bhutha 691 people
- Vishunapur 680 people

All 231 villages in Ikauna

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Purkhi Dihwa? 750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkhi Dihwa in? Shrawasti district (Ikauna sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purkhi Dihwa? 68.9% (Census 2011)

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