# Virana Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Virana

Virana is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,524 people in 549 households**, the 34th largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 3,524people (2011)
- 549households
- 59.8%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Virana

Of every 100 households in Virana in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Virana · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**27%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**31%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****62%**

**77%

Television ****15%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Virana?

■ Virana · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**911

Working population ****29.6%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 47.3% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (9%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 133 (13%) · **■** Marginal 530 (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 Sakaldiha

- Baheri3,657 people
- Dindaspur3,626 people
- Kori3,600 people
- Mahuari Kalan3,554 people
- Digghi3,498 people
- Papaura3,450 people
- Basila3,432 people
- Awajapur3,426 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Virana?3,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virana in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Virana?59.8% (Census 2011)