# Diya Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Diya

Diya is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,865 people in 401 households**, the 61st largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,865people (2011)
- 401households
- 76.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Diya

Of every 100 households in Diya in 2011, 15 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Diya · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**77%

Television ****14%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Diya?

■ Diya · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**911

Working population ****43.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 63.1% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 489 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (18%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 236 (19%) · **■** Marginal 253 (20%)

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 Sakaldiha

- Tenwar3,019 people
- Madhopur2,983 people
- Surtapur2,958 people
- Khandwari2,941 people
- Sarai2,858 people
- Medhan2,834 people
- Barhan2,821 people
- Gurehoo2,820 people

[All 493 villages in Sakaldiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/sakaldiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Diya?2,865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diya in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Diya?76.4% (Census 2011)