# Gaur Village, Bhognipur, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bhognipur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Gaur

Gaur is a village in Bhognipur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,406 people in 426 households**, the 37th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,406people (2011)
- 426households
- 84.5%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaur

Of every 100 households in Gaur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaur · ■ Bhognipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****74%**

**73%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gaur?

■ Gaur · ■ Bhognipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**867

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**900

Working population ****35.7%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 75.9% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 344 (40%) · **■** Marginal 317 (37%)

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 Bhognipur

- Pareharapur2,468 people
- Haidarpur2,459 people
- Macha2,438 people
- Gulauli2,425 people
- Bijaipur2,379 people
- Doharapur2,301 people
- Junedapur2,299 people
- Musanagar Bangar2,294 people

[All 218 villages in Bhognipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaur?2,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaur in?Kanpur Dehat district (Bhognipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaur?84.5% (Census 2011)