# Marchaur Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Marchaur

Marchaur is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,142 people in 938 households**, the 9th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 6,142people (2011)
- 938households
- 50.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marchaur

Of every 100 households in Marchaur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marchaur · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****10%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**74%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

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 Marchaur?

■ Marchaur · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**922

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 37.2% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 591 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (3%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,312 (64%)

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

- Khargupur10,482 people
- Bangawan8,390 people
- Anta8,301 people
- Parsa Godri6,207 people
- Sakraura6,138 people
- Ramapur6,069 people
- Dewa Pasiya6,000 people
- Sarbang Pur5,899 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marchaur?6,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marchaur in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marchaur?50.2% (Census 2011)