# Meharanva Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Meharanva

Meharanva is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 209 households**, the 215th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 209households
- 68.0%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meharanva

Of every 100 households in Meharanva in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Meharanva · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**20%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**80%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**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 Meharanva?

■ Meharanva · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713**

**920

Working population ****21.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 54.8% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (32%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 35 (14%) · **■** Marginal 112 (43%)

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

- Baranji1,210 people
- Sukarana Kalan1,210 people
- Khanpur1,198 people
- Fateh Garh1,197 people
- Etmadpur1,195 people
- Khalilpur1,195 people
- Marhat1,191 people
- Barganva1,182 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meharanva?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meharanva in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meharanva?68.0% (Census 2011)