# Bihgawan Village, Shahabad, Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahabad, Hardoi 

# Bihgawan

Bihgawan is a village in Shahabad sub-district of Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 212 households**, the 179th largest of 418 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 212households
- 78.0%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bihgawan

Of every 100 households in Bihgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bihgawan · ■ Shahabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**29%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**72%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bihgawan?

■ Bihgawan · ■ Shahabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**905

Working population ****22.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 68.5% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Shahabad

- Mohauddinpur1,300 people
- Manikapur1,290 people
- Perhatha1,284 people
- Sahora1,284 people
- Bilhari1,272 people
- Palia Kot1,271 people
- Peerpur1,269 people
- Aureri1,258 people

[All 457 villages in Shahabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hardoi/shahabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bihgawan?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihgawan in?Hardoi district (Shahabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bihgawan?78.0% (Census 2011)