# Majha Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Majha

Majha is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,825 people in 308 households**, the 70th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,825people (2011)
- 308households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,130females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majha

Of every 100 households in Majha in 2011, 27 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Majha · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****28%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**91%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Majha?

■ Majha · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**928

Working population ****37.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 50.2% for women. 43% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 506 (74%)

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 Harraiya

- Manikpur1,900 people
- Karanpur1,879 people
- Barhar Kalan1,842 people
- Khushhal Ganj1,840 people
- Misrauliya Dhis1,818 people
- Jagdeeshpur1,800 people
- Dhan Singhpur1,791 people
- Sarpur1,768 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majha?1,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majha in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majha?65.8% (Census 2011)