# Puriya Chaura Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Puriya Chaura

Puriya Chaura is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 87 households**, the 55th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 307people (2011)
- 87households
- 87.4%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puriya Chaura

Of every 100 households in Puriya Chaura in 2011, 76 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puriya Chaura · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**57%

Tap water ****20%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****59%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****69%**

**93%

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 Puriya Chaura?

■ Puriya Chaura · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**931

Working population ****60.3%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 77.0% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 18 (10%)

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 Bhikiyasain

- Palpur328 people
- Uajarar322 people
- Seema Listana316 people
- Pali311 people
- Sanar Bhira306 people
- Babalia303 people
- Bauli297 people
- Kafaltana297 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puriya Chaura?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puriya Chaura in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Puriya Chaura?87.4% (Census 2011)