# Maharai Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Maharai

Maharai is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 25 households**, the 410th largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 156people (2011)
- 25households
- 72.8%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maharai

Of every 100 households in Maharai in 2011, 40 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 40 a car.

■ Maharai · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****40%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**31%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**77%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****40%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

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 Maharai?

■ Maharai · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**911

Working population ****12.2%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 19% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (11%) · **■** Other work 3 (16%) · **■** Marginal 5 (26%)

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

- Pura Jagarnath Mishra168 people
- Rampur Urf Akabarpur167 people
- Sawopur167 people
- Milokpur162 people
- Dewaitpur153 people
- Chak Bulan151 people
- Dahi136 people
- Huraraha120 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maharai?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharai in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maharai?72.8% (Census 2011)