# Riwara Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Riwara

Riwara is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,565 people in 1,246 households**, the 4th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 7,565people (2011)
- 1,246households
- 50.2%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Riwara

Of every 100 households in Riwara in 2011, 5 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Riwara · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**74%

Tap water ****8%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**72%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****49%**

**70%

Television ****21%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Riwara?

■ Riwara · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**846

Working population ****48.3%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 33.8% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 876 (24%) · **■** Household industry 76 (2%) · **■** Other work 358 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,876 (51%)

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 Shikarpur

- Ahmadgarh10,093 people
- Teyor Bujurag8,910 people
- Chaudhera8,737 people
- Aurangabad Chandok6,732 people
- Khailia Kalyanpur6,261 people
- Salempur5,677 people
- Banaul5,641 people

[All 182 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Riwara?7,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riwara in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Riwara?50.2% (Census 2011)