Village · Lalganj, Azamgarh
# Thekama

Thekama is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 4,020 people in 571 households, the 17th largest of 517 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.
- 4,020 people (2011)
- 571 households
- 84.6% literacy
- 982 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thekama

Of every 100 households in Thekama in 2011, 67 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Thekama · ■ Lalganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 32%
- Toilet within the home 53% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 47% 82%
- Tap water 30% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 88% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 94%
- Use banking services 93% 79%
- Television 58% 32%
- Mobile phone 86% 74%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 30% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 3%
- None of these assets 5% 7%
- Own their home 95% 98%

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

## What is the population of Thekama?

■ Thekama · ■ Lalganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.6% 70.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 1072
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 910 913
- Working population 26.4% 28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 78.1% for women. 41% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 259 (24%) · ■ Other work 427 (40%) · ■ Marginal 306 (29%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lalganj
- Kasba Deo Gaon 4,391 people
- Chirikihit 4,355 people
- Belau 4,237 people
- Kanjahit 4,210 people
- Naursia 3,927 people
- Khaniara 3,918 people
- Amaura 3,910 people
- Bangaon 3,824 people

All 559 villages in Lalganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Thekama? 4,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thekama in? Azamgarh district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thekama? 84.6% (Census 2011)

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