# Puraini Village, Biswan, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Biswan, Sitapur 

# Puraini

Puraini is a village in Biswan sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,582 people in 495 households**, the 83rd largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 2,582people (2011)
- 495households
- 52.0%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puraini

Of every 100 households in Puraini in 2011, 17 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Puraini · ■ Biswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****26%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**78%

Television ****20%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Puraini?

■ Puraini · ■ Biswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**947

Working population ****32.6%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 41.1% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (21%) · **■** Household industry 45 (5%) · **■** Other work 130 (15%) · **■** Marginal 204 (24%)

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 Biswan

- Kamapur2,753 people
- Lalpur2,696 people
- Hanthia Gajipur2,646 people
- Naseerpur Dewariya2,600 people
- Sariyan Chhatauna2,580 people
- Jatpurwa2,555 people
- Nakela2,514 people
- Semra Khurd2,512 people

[All 347 villages in Biswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puraini?2,582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puraini in?Sitapur district (Biswan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puraini?52.0% (Census 2011)