# Sherwa Village, Burhanpur, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Burhanpur, Azamgarh 

# Sherwa

Sherwa is a village in Burhanpur sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,554 people in 517 households**, the 13th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,554people (2011)
- 517households
- 60.9%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherwa

Of every 100 households in Sherwa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherwa · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**16%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**42%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**85%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

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 Sherwa?

■ Sherwa · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**920

Working population ****24.5%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 50.9% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (16%) · **■** Household industry 41 (5%) · **■** Other work 69 (8%) · **■** Marginal 547 (63%)

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 Burhanpur

- Mukhlispur3,915 people
- Ratuwapar3,894 people
- Abhaipur3,765 people
- Gajandhar Patti Bhedaura3,602 people
- Gahaji3,442 people
- Kauria3,414 people
- Jalalpur3,336 people
- Kusmhara3,258 people

[All 489 villages in Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/burhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherwa?3,554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherwa in?Azamgarh district (Burhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherwa?60.9% (Census 2011)