# Gairwah Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Gairwah

Gairwah is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,892 people in 1,221 households**, the 4th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 8,892people (2011)
- 1,221households
- 66.4%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gairwah

Of every 100 households in Gairwah in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gairwah · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****24%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**45%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****77%**

**80%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gairwah?

■ Gairwah · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**920

Working population ****43.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 555 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (11%) · **■** Household industry 84 (2%) · **■** Other work 399 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2,385 (62%)

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 Shahganj

- Mani Kalan11,815 people
- Pilkichha11,522 people
- Sabarahad10,457 people
- Argoopur Kalan8,560 people
- Baragaon8,294 people
- Suetha Kalan7,126 people
- Lapari6,424 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gairwah?8,892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gairwah in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gairwah?66.4% (Census 2011)