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Puraina Population - Gonda, Uttar Pradesh

Puraina is a large village located in Colonelganj Tehsil of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh with total 405 families residing. The Puraina village has population of 2943 of which 1533 are males while 1410 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Puraina village population of children with age 0-6 is 439 which makes up 14.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Puraina village is 920 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Puraina as per census is 792, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Puraina village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Puraina village was 70.09 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Puraina Male literacy stands at 82.76 % while female literacy rate was 56.66 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Puraina village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Puraina village.

Puraina Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 405 - -
Population 2,943 1,533 1,410
Child (0-6) 439 245 194
Schedule Caste 861 439 422
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.09 % 82.76 % 56.66 %
Total Workers 628 586 42
Main Worker 472 - -
Marginal Worker 156 147 9

Caste Factor

Puraina village of Gonda has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.26 % of total population in Puraina village. The village Puraina currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Puraina village out of total population, 628 were engaged in work activities. 75.16 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.84 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 628 workers engaged in Main Work, 329 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25 were Agricultural labourer.