# Powa Village, Campierganj, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Campierganj, Gorakhpur 

# Powa

Powa is a village in Campierganj sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,119 people in 191 households**, the 108th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,119people (2011)
- 191households
- 55.6%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Powa

Of every 100 households in Powa in 2011, 40 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Powa · ■ Campierganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****90%**

**78%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**8%

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 Powa?

■ Powa · ■ Campierganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**924

Working population ****28.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 41.9% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (15%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 153 (48%) · **■** Marginal 82 (26%)

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 Campierganj

- Bisunpur1,162 people
- Bharohia1,158 people
- Jawnihya1,157 people
- Rasoolpur Chakia1,125 people
- Bhargain1,100 people
- Kunjalgarh1,088 people
- Thawiepar1,078 people
- Bairghata1,066 people

[All 217 villages in Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Powa?1,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Powa in?Gorakhpur district (Campierganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Powa?55.6% (Census 2011)