# Purdam Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Purdam

Purdam is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 15 households**, the 152nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 71people (2011)
- 15households
- 61.5%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purdam

Of every 100 households in Purdam in 2011, 47 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purdam · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**52%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**68%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****20%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Purdam?

■ Purdam · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**884

Working population ****40.8%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 46.2% for women. 42% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (21%)

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 Munsiari

- Dolma75 people
- Raura73 people
- Khetali72 people
- Ranthi72 people
- Sela Chital64 people
- Basari62 people
- Chharti Airari62 people
- Umali62 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purdam?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purdam in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Purdam?61.5% (Census 2011)