# Garshan, Shikohabad, Firozabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Shikohabad, Firozabad 

# Garshan

Garshan is a village in [Shikohabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/firozabad/shikohabad/) sub-district of [Firozabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/firozabad/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,873 people in 275 households**, the 103rd largest of 280 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,873people (2011)
- 275households
- 76.0%literacy
- 829females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garshan

Of every 100 households in Garshan in 2011, 13 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garshan · ■ Shikohabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****34%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**56%

Television ****19%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

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 Garshan?

■ Garshan · ■ Shikohabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**881

Working population ****43.7%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 63.5% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 310 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (10%) · **■** Household industry 140 (17%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 235 (29%)

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 Shikohabad

- Jahanabad Birai1,930 people
- Madanpur1,914 people
- Malapur Shahjahanpur1,878 people
- Dhadhau1,876 people
- Galamai1,866 people
- Dharau Himmatpur1,857 people
- Khondai1,837 people
- Karanpur1,835 people

[All 285 villages in Shikohabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/firozabad/shikohabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garshan?1,873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garshan in?Firozabad district (Shikohabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garshan?76.0% (Census 2011)