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Purwa Population - Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

Purwa is a large village located in Machhlishahr Tehsil of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh with total 301 families residing. The Purwa village has population of 2280 of which 1052 are males while 1228 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 384 which makes up 16.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purwa village is 1167 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Purwa as per census is 829, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Purwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Purwa village was 63.34 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Purwa Male literacy stands at 75.30 % while female literacy rate was 53.80 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Purwa 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 Purwa village.

Purwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 301 - -
Population 2,280 1,052 1,228
Child (0-6) 384 210 174
Schedule Caste 477 223 254
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 63.34 % 75.30 % 53.80 %
Total Workers 918 449 469
Main Worker 518 - -
Marginal Worker 400 127 273

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.92 % of total population in Purwa village. The village Purwa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Purwa village out of total population, 918 were engaged in work activities. 56.43 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.57 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 918 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.