Village · Purwa, Unnao
# Saraiya

Saraiya is a village in Purwa sub-district of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,013 people in 179 households, the 130th largest of 258 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.
- 1,013 people (2011)
- 179 households
- 80.3% literacy
- 915 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saraiya

Of every 100 households in Saraiya in 2011, 4 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Saraiya · ■ Purwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 9%
- Toilet within the home 17% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 88%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96%
- Use banking services 72% 68%
- Television 14% 14%
- Mobile phone 23% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 22% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 9% 11%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saraiya?

■ Saraiya · ■ Purwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.3% 64.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1141 924
- Working population 33.7% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 181 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 85 (25%) · ■ Other work 25 (7%) · ■ Marginal 50 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Purwa
- Jhakwasa 1,065 people
- Asri Khera 1,042 people
- Lachhi Pur 1,037 people
- Ratwsiyana Madarpur 1,033 people
- Beru 975 people
- Sariya 973 people
- Muktey Mau 969 people
- Bhat Purwa 961 people

All 270 villages in Purwa

## Other places named Saraiya
- Saraiya · Sub-district, Muzaffarpur · 331,651 people
- Saraiya · Village, Barhara, Bhojpur · 12,464 people
- Saraiya · Town, Rohtas · 8,260 people
- Saraiya · Village, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur · 6,462 people
- Saraiya · Village, Colonelganj, Gonda · 5,521 people
- Saraiya · Village, Paroo, Muzaffarpur · 4,811 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Saraiya? 1,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraiya in? Unnao district (Purwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraiya? 80.3% (Census 2011)

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