# Purangarh Village, Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar 

# Purangarh

Purangarh is a village in Sitarganj sub-district of Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 139 households**, the 78th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 727people (2011)
- 139households
- 76.5%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purangarh

Of every 100 households in Purangarh in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Purangarh · ■ Sitarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**80%

Use banking services ****93%**

**72%

Television ****71%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Purangarh?

■ Purangarh · ■ Sitarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**919

Working population ****35.2%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 63.7% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (11%) · **■** Marginal 114 (45%)

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 Sitarganj

- Malpuri822 people
- Bidauri819 people
- Barkoli Range765 people
- Mohammadganj751 people
- Behi706 people
- Salmata704 people
- Dohari684 people
- Khempur682 people

[All 129 villages in Sitarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/sitarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purangarh?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purangarh in?Udham Singh Nagar district (Sitarganj sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Purangarh?76.5% (Census 2011)