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

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Village · Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Marag

Marag is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,635 people in 479 households**, the 53rd largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 2,635people (2011)
- 479households
- 83.7%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marag

Of every 100 households in Marag in 2011, 33 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marag · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**75%

Tap water ****8%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**68%

Television ****63%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

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

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Marag?

■ Marag · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**899

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.5% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (16%) · **■** Household industry 158 (18%) · **■** Other work 137 (15%) · **■** Marginal 203 (23%)

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

- Kari Kalwari2,875 people
- Mangata2,763 people
- Bairi Dariyon2,715 people
- Garab2,655 people
- Katethi2,619 people
- Bhikhanapur2,588 people
- Mubarak Purlata2,570 people
- Sangasiyapur2,566 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marag?2,635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marag in?Kanpur Dehat district (Akbarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marag?83.7% (Census 2011)