# Miswa Village, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Miswa

Miswa is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 181 households**, the 118th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 1,194people (2011)
- 181households
- 65.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Miswa

Of every 100 households in Miswa in 2011, 24 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Miswa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**30%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****30%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**78%

Television ****13%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Miswa?

■ Miswa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**66.1%

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

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**914

Working population ****23.9%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 51.2% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (17%) · **■** Household industry 72 (25%) · **■** Other work 42 (15%) · **■** Marginal 98 (34%)

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 Chauri Chaura

- Mathiya Bujurg1,230 people
- Bhau Pur1,214 people
- Badahara1,205 people
- Mathia1,203 people
- Jadu Pur1,191 people
- Kaithawalia1,176 people
- Karauta1,172 people
- Bhainsahi Ram Datt1,155 people

[All 216 villages in Chauri Chaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/chauri-chaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Miswa?1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Miswa in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Miswa?65.0% (Census 2011)