# Miwa Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Miwa

Miwa is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,016 people in 335 households**, the 51st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,016people (2011)
- 335households
- 64.0%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Miwa

Of every 100 households in Miwa in 2011, 25 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Miwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**31%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****96%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**85%

Use banking services ****89%**

**83%

Television ****31%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Miwa?

■ Miwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**902

Working population ****19.7%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 50.6% for women. 32% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 89 (22%) · **■** Marginal 256 (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 Sahjanwa

- Hardi2,084 people
- Takuwa Pati2,075 people
- Banauli2,026 people
- Banaura2,020 people
- Khiridand1,991 people
- Ramneger1,963 people
- Baijalpur Khas1,925 people
- Bargo1,878 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Miwa?2,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Miwa in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Miwa?64.0% (Census 2011)