# Colonel Ganj Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Colonel Ganj

Colonel Ganj is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,017 people in 821 households**, the 24th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 5,017people (2011)
- 821households
- 55.8%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Colonel Ganj

Of every 100 households in Colonel Ganj in 2011, 36 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Colonel Ganj · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****12%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**74%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Colonel Ganj?

■ Colonel Ganj · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**922

Working population ****27.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 45.2% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (41%) · **■** Household industry 55 (4%) · **■** Other work 280 (21%) · **■** Marginal 360 (27%)

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 Colonelganj

- Chandpur5,468 people
- Beerpur Katra5,436 people
- Ashokpur5,433 people
- Nindura5,383 people
- Bhadaiyan4,972 people
- Birawa4,871 people
- Balpur Hajari4,850 people
- Nandaur4,691 people

[All 387 villages in Colonelganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gonda/colonelganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Colonel Ganj?5,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Colonel Ganj in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Colonel Ganj?55.8% (Census 2011)