# Shishamau Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Shishamau

Shishamau is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,961 people in 479 households**, the 78th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 2,961people (2011)
- 479households
- 67.3%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shishamau

Of every 100 households in Shishamau in 2011, 12 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shishamau · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**93%

Tap water ****55%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****77%**

**74%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shishamau?

■ Shishamau · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**922

Working population ****21.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 480 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 65 (10%)

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

- Koncha Kasimpur2,988 people
- Hirapur Kamiyar2,984 people
- Gajsinghpur2,971 people
- Yahiya Chet2,968 people
- Padhi Bara2,947 people
- Puraina2,943 people
- Susunda2,934 people
- Thakurapur2,932 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shishamau?2,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shishamau in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shishamau?67.3% (Census 2011)