# Purana Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Purana

Purana is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 244 households**, the 138th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 244households
- 66.4%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purana

Of every 100 households in Purana in 2011, 32 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purana · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****98%**

**81%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Purana?

■ Purana · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**930

Working population ****46.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 52.1% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 328 (55%)

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 Robertsganj

- Mhowon Kalna1,325 people
- Aelahi1,324 people
- Parshauti1,305 people
- Pithoury1,300 people
- Banki1,285 people
- Baburi1,275 people
- Gotiband1,273 people
- Kajeyar1,271 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purana?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purana in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purana?66.4% (Census 2011)