# Garhi Mahera Village, Derapur, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Derapur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Garhi Mahera

Garhi Mahera is a village in Derapur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,040 people in 356 households**, the 39th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 2,040people (2011)
- 356households
- 76.7%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garhi Mahera

Of every 100 households in Garhi Mahera in 2011, 4 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garhi Mahera · ■ Derapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Garhi Mahera?

■ Garhi Mahera · ■ Derapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**903

Working population ****29.7%**

**35.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 67.6% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 279 (46%)

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 Derapur

- Chirkhiri2,169 people
- Sanihapur2,151 people
- Sargaon Khurd2,094 people
- Aurangabad Bhola Hulash2,043 people
- Mawai Mukta2,030 people
- Indurukh2,001 people
- Ulrapur1,998 people
- Balai Bujurg1,980 people

[All 147 villages in Derapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/derapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garhi Mahera?2,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhi Mahera in?Kanpur Dehat district (Derapur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhi Mahera?76.7% (Census 2011)