Village · Lalganj, Azamgarh
# Oghani

Oghani is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,083 people in 167 households, the 188th largest of 517 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.
- 1,083 people (2011)
- 167 households
- 74.2% literacy
- 1,128 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Oghani

Of every 100 households in Oghani in 2011, 15 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Oghani · ■ Lalganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 32%
- Toilet within the home 18% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 82%
- Tap water 1% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 94%
- Use banking services 81% 79%
- Television 22% 32%
- Mobile phone 72% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 30% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 3%
- None of these assets 8% 7%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Oghani?

■ Oghani · ■ Lalganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 70.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1128 1072
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 805 913
- Working population 21.2% 28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 64.0% for women. 35% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 85 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (14%) · ■ Household industry 13 (6%) · ■ Other work 11 (5%) · ■ Marginal 88 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lalganj
- Saraiya 1,108 people
- Phinihini Salempur 1,095 people
- Meharo Kalan 1,089 people
- Bela 543 Chak Aswania 1,087 people
- Pilakhuwa 1,074 people
- Kharat 1,073 people
- Bahadurpur 1,072 people
- Kharaka 1,058 people

All 559 villages in Lalganj

## Other places named Oghani
- Oghani · Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar · 1,915 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Oghani? 1,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oghani in? Azamgarh district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Oghani? 74.2% (Census 2011)

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