Village · Purwa, Unnao
# Dhirji Khera

Dhirji Khera is a village in Purwa sub-district of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 551 people in 114 households, the 211th largest of 258 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.
- 551 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 80.4% literacy
- 1,011 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhirji Khera

Of every 100 households in Dhirji Khera in 2011, 1 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhirji Khera · ■ Purwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 9%
- Toilet within the home 65% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 35% 88%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 98% 68%
- Television 37% 14%
- Mobile phone 86% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 26% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 4% 11%
- 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 Dhirji Khera?

■ Dhirji Khera · ■ Purwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.4% 64.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 708 924
- Working population 43.6% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 71.9% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 99 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (8%) · ■ Other work 23 (10%) · ■ Marginal 99 (41%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Purwa
- Turi Raja Sahib 586 people
- Daila 580 people
- Newada 566 people
- Malla Khera 555 people
- Makdumpur 540 people
- Bachhulia 531 people
- Atwa 530 people
- Jaisingh Khera 530 people

All 270 villages in Purwa

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dhirji Khera? 551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhirji Khera in? Unnao district (Purwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhirji Khera? 80.4% (Census 2011)

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