# Loriha, Shahganj, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Loriha

Loriha is a village in [Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 76 households**, the 352nd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 543people (2011)
- 76households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Loriha

Of every 100 households in Loriha in 2011, 33 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Loriha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**80%

Television ****31%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Loriha?

■ Loriha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**920

Working population ****23.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 73.1% for women. 47% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (13%) · **■** Other work 57 (45%) · **■** Marginal 16 (13%)

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

- Zalibpur557 people
- Baharipur554 people
- Ramapur553 people
- Minya Chak545 people
- Upadhyapur542 people
- Chakesar539 people
- Rajdharpur539 people
- Turkaulli539 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Loriha?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loriha in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Loriha?81.7% (Census 2011)