# Purwana Village, Jakholi*, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakholi*, Rudraprayag 

# Purwana

Purwana is a village in Jakholi* sub-district of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 42 households**, the 108th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 199people (2011)
- 42households
- 79.3%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purwana

Of every 100 households in Purwana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purwana · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**54%

Tap water ****55%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Purwana?

■ Purwana · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**919

Working population ****46.7%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 39% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 91 (98%)

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 Jakholi*

- Mamani220 people
- Dhariyana219 people
- Dovalya214 people
- Ratanpur209 people
- Lariyasyu198 people
- Tariyal Gaon191 people
- Jakhanyal Gaon185 people
- Rahar182 people

[All 138 villages in Jakholi*](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/rudraprayag/jakholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purwana?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purwana in?Rudraprayag district (Jakholi* sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Purwana?79.3% (Census 2011)