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Puraina Population - Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh

Puraina is a medium size village located in Pharenda Tehsil of Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh with total 93 families residing. The Puraina village has population of 591 of which 307 are males while 284 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Puraina village population of children with age 0-6 is 89 which makes up 15.06 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Puraina village is 925 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Puraina as per census is 894, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Puraina village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Puraina village was 62.35 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Puraina Male literacy stands at 80.38 % while female literacy rate was 42.98 %.

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 93 - -
Population 591 307 284
Child (0-6) 89 47 42
Schedule Caste 227 119 108
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.35 % 80.38 % 42.98 %
Total Workers 212 148 64
Main Worker 9 - -
Marginal Worker 203 140 63

Caste Factor

In Puraina village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.41 % 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, 212 were engaged in work activities. 4.25 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.75 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 212 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.