# Poutwa, Salempur, Deoria – Population & Literacy

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Village · Salempur, Deoria 

# Poutwa

Poutwa is a village in [Salempur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/salempur/) sub-district of [Deoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 28 households**, the 411th largest of 471 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 190people (2011)
- 28households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poutwa

Of every 100 households in Poutwa in 2011, 21 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poutwa · ■ Salempur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**87%

Use banking services ****96%**

**83%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

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 Poutwa?

■ Poutwa · ■ Salempur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**922

Working population ****24.2%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 60.2% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (30%) · **■** Marginal 14 (30%)

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 Salempur

- Tekanpura199 people
- Babhnouli Babu195 people
- Corouli Dakhila194 people
- Ghorahat193 people
- Kapuripar182 people
- Bhagawan Chhapar177 people
- Barthi176 people
- Mathila Majhawalia170 people

[All 522 villages in Salempur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/salempur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poutwa?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poutwa in?Deoria district (Salempur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poutwa?74.8% (Census 2011)