# Merauwa, Harraiya, Basti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Merauwa

Merauwa is a village in [Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/) sub-district of [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 89 households**, the 570th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 592people (2011)
- 89households
- 76.7%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merauwa

Of every 100 households in Merauwa in 2011, 46 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Merauwa · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****4%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Merauwa?

■ Merauwa · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**928

Working population ****20.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 68.3% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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

- Nipaniya596 people
- Agaya Bujurg595 people
- Senduriya Misra593 people
- Dubauli592 people
- Padari Kunwar592 people
- Banhara591 people
- Majha Dalpatpur587 people
- Mashaha587 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merauwa?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merauwa in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merauwa?76.7% (Census 2011)