# Garhwa Village, Nizamabad, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nizamabad, Azamgarh 

# Garhwa

Garhwa is a village in Nizamabad sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,137 people in 188 households**, the 177th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,137people (2011)
- 188households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garhwa

Of every 100 households in Garhwa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhwa · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**78%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Garhwa?

■ Garhwa · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**918

Working population ****42.4%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 46.5% for women. 46% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 388 (80%)

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 Nizamabad

- Newada1,175 people
- Dhuripur1,173 people
- Sarai Pohi1,169 people
- Garhan Khurd1,158 people
- Khutahana1,134 people
- Dharmdaspur1,109 people
- Nadauli1,093 people
- Kajrakol1,092 people

[All 563 villages in Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/nizamabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garhwa?1,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhwa in?Azamgarh district (Nizamabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhwa?62.1% (Census 2011)