# Gothawa Village, Handia, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Gothawa

Gothawa is a village in Handia sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,822 people in 279 households**, the 174th largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,822people (2011)
- 279households
- 62.3%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gothawa

Of every 100 households in Gothawa in 2011, 13 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gothawa · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****6%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**73%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Gothawa?

■ Gothawa · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**889

Working population ****42.7%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 45.6% for women. 42% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 77 (10%) · **■** Marginal 619 (80%)

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 Handia

- Pakari1,872 people
- Couri1,860 people
- Udagi1,854 people
- Ghatampur1,841 people
- Kalana1,819 people
- Chakiya Sathar1,815 people
- Chakiya Girdh Kot1,811 people
- Chhini1,810 people

[All 625 villages in Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gothawa?1,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothawa in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gothawa?62.3% (Census 2011)