# Sirhir Village, Meja, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Meja, Allahabad 

# Sirhir

Sirhir is a village in Meja sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,316 people in 404 households**, the 74th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 2,316people (2011)
- 404households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirhir

Of every 100 households in Sirhir in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sirhir · ■ Meja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****26%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**73%

Television ****7%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sirhir?

■ Sirhir · ■ Meja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**912

Working population ****39.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 57.5% for women. 44% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 535 (58%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (7%) · **■** Marginal 208 (23%)

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 Meja

- Bedauri Tappa Manda2,350 people
- Samogara2,331 people
- Chaukiha2,327 people
- Merara2,323 people
- Isawta2,303 people
- Dari2,262 people
- Jera2,254 people
- Tendua Kalan2,247 people

[All 393 villages in Meja](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/meja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirhir?2,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirhir in?Allahabad district (Meja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sirhir?68.6% (Census 2011)