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

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Village · Bhognipur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Rurgaon

Rurgaon is a village in Bhognipur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,258 people in 384 households**, the 43rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,258people (2011)
- 384households
- 76.1%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rurgaon

Of every 100 households in Rurgaon in 2011, 22 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rurgaon · ■ Bhognipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**70%

Tap water ****4%**

**10%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**73%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rurgaon?

■ Rurgaon · ■ Bhognipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**867

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**900

Working population ****33.9%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 66.3% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (15%) · **■** Marginal 259 (34%)

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

- Doharapur2,301 people
- Junedapur2,299 people
- Musanagar Bangar2,294 people
- Nagina Bangar2,259 people
- Gauri2,225 people
- Barauli2,211 people
- Haldharpur2,168 people
- Mawar2,152 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rurgaon?2,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rurgaon in?Kanpur Dehat district (Bhognipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rurgaon?76.1% (Census 2011)