# Purai, Bighapur, Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bighapur, Unnao 

# Purai

Purai is a village in [Bighapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/unnao/bighapur/) sub-district of [Unnao](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/unnao/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **2,905 people in 587 households**, the 21st largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 2,905people (2011)
- 587households
- 72.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purai

Of every 100 households in Purai in 2011, 3 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purai · ■ Bighapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****34%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****93%**

**78%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Purai?

■ Purai · ■ Bighapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**919

Working population ****31.8%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 59.2% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 162 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (12%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (14%) · **■** Marginal 511 (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 Bighapur

- Jamipur3,140 people
- Akberpur3,075 people
- Dulikhera3,030 people
- Ghatampur Kalan3,029 people
- Sagwar2,815 people
- Behta Bhawani2,796 people
- Sijnisohramau2,789 people
- Sangrampur2,778 people

[All 313 villages in Bighapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/unnao/bighapur/villages/)

## Other places named Purai

- Purai · Village, Durg, Durg · 4,064 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purai?2,905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purai in?Unnao district (Bighapur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purai?72.0% (Census 2011)