# Mahen Babu Village, Barhaj, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Barhaj, Deoria 

# Mahen Babu

Mahen Babu is a village in Barhaj sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,294 people in 696 households**, the 9th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 4,294people (2011)
- 696households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahen Babu

Of every 100 households in Mahen Babu in 2011, 29 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahen Babu · ■ Barhaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**80%

Tap water ****37%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**87%

Use banking services ****95%**

**79%

Television ****31%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahen Babu?

■ Mahen Babu · ■ Barhaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**933

Working population ****26.2%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 62.7% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (6%) · **■** Household industry 111 (10%) · **■** Other work 302 (27%) · **■** Marginal 437 (39%)

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 Barhaj

- Bhaluani5,505 people
- Parasia Dewar5,189 people
- Serwaonbhanauli4,906 people
- Sonari4,708 people
- Mail Bazar3,947 people
- Telia Kurmi3,926 people
- Baraka Gaon3,710 people
- Bahor Dhanouti3,279 people

[All 293 villages in Barhaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahen Babu?4,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahen Babu in?Deoria district (Barhaj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahen Babu?74.2% (Census 2011)