# Mirpur Kanta Village, Sohawal, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sohawal, Faizabad 

# Mirpur Kanta

Mirpur Kanta is a village in Sohawal sub-district of Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,716 people in 1,136 households**, the 10th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 6,716people (2011)
- 1,136households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirpur Kanta

Of every 100 households in Mirpur Kanta in 2011, 34 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mirpur Kanta · ■ Sohawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**36%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****12%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**59%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**86%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mirpur Kanta?

■ Mirpur Kanta · ■ Sohawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**941

Working population ****34.2%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (4%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 357 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,522 (66%)

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 Sohawal

- Deora Kot8,172 people
- Manglasi Uparhar7,922 people
- Mustafabad7,506 people
- Arthar7,245 people
- Ramnagar Dhaurahra6,380 people
- Kundurkha Khurd6,097 people
- Moiya Kapoor Pur5,490 people
- Mau Yaduvansh Pur5,364 people

[All 158 villages in Sohawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/faizabad/sohawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirpur Kanta?6,716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirpur Kanta in?Faizabad district (Sohawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mirpur Kanta?71.4% (Census 2011)