# Paiguwa Village, Handia, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Paiguwa

Paiguwa is a village in Handia sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 142 households**, the 307th largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 142households
- 78.0%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paiguwa

Of every 100 households in Paiguwa in 2011, 47 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Paiguwa · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****20%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****67%**

**73%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paiguwa?

■ Paiguwa · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**889

Working population ****24.5%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 65.3% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (18%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 163 (58%) · **■** Marginal 44 (16%)

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

- Chanda Naha1,175 people
- Bhopatpur1,167 people
- Khijirpur1,157 people
- Paigaha1,154 people
- Vithalpur Varamadpur1,153 people
- Madhopur Siya Dih1,144 people
- Ghatoopur1,143 people
- Kharahara1,143 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paiguwa?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paiguwa in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paiguwa?78.0% (Census 2011)