# Mahilwar Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Mahilwar

Mahilwar is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 162 households**, the 111th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 162households
- 69.9%literacy
- 1,103females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahilwar

Of every 100 households in Mahilwar in 2011, 34 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahilwar · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

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

**22%

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

**76%

Tap water ****83%**

**22%

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

**55%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****92%**

**81%

Television ****22%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mahilwar?

■ Mahilwar · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**903

Working population ****24.1%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 57.4% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 78 (28%) · **■** Marginal 105 (38%)

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 Bansgaon

- Geruababoo1,197 people
- Matihania1,171 people
- Rajpur1,159 people
- Dhausa1,154 people
- Jagdishpur1,136 people
- Kalani Urf Tandwa1,135 people
- Gangoopar1,130 people
- Kalani1,129 people

[All 548 villages in Bansgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/bansgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahilwar?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahilwar in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahilwar?69.9% (Census 2011)