# Ganga Purwa, Mahasi, Bahraich – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mahasi, Bahraich 

# Ganga Purwa

Ganga Purwa is a village in [Mahasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/mahasi/) sub-district of [Bahraich](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **2,657 people in 497 households**, the 81st largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,657people (2011)
- 497households
- 58.6%literacy
- 812females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ganga Purwa

Of every 100 households in Ganga Purwa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ganga Purwa · ■ Mahasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**49%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**66%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

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 Ganga Purwa?

■ Ganga Purwa · ■ Mahasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**949

Working population ****28.1%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 43.6% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 668 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (5%)

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 Mahasi

- Sipahiya Hulas2,701 people
- Patti Kamalpur2,686 people
- Nathuwapur2,672 people
- Baundi Fateullapur2,665 people
- Bhirwa2,588 people
- Makrandpur2,557 people
- Bhagwanpur Vilaspur2,555 people
- Rajapur Kalan2,533 people

[All 235 villages in Mahasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/mahasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ganga Purwa?2,657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganga Purwa in?Bahraich district (Mahasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ganga Purwa?58.6% (Census 2011)