# Chiraura Village, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Chiraura

Chiraura is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,426 people in 457 households**, the 64th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 2,426people (2011)
- 457households
- 75.3%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chiraura

Of every 100 households in Chiraura in 2011, 29 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chiraura · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****68%**

**68%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**13%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Chiraura?

■ Chiraura · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**899

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (14%) · **■** Marginal 281 (30%)

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 Akbarpur

- Bhanwarpur2,516 people
- Arshadpur2,474 people
- Tora Mohammadpur2,454 people
- Gaijumau2,452 people
- Gaholiya2,417 people
- Jyotish2,388 people
- Bhujpura2,355 people
- Pur2,347 people

[All 275 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chiraura?2,426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiraura in?Kanpur Dehat district (Akbarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiraura?75.3% (Census 2011)