Village · Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat
# Gurdahi Bujurg

Gurdahi Bujurg is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,604 people in 298 households, the 60th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.
- 1,604 people (2011)
- 298 households
- 69.7% literacy
- 837 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurdahi Bujurg

Of every 100 households in Gurdahi Bujurg in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gurdahi Bujurg · ■ Sikandra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 11%
- Toilet within the home 11% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 73%
- Tap water 1% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 81% 70%
- Television 13% 18%
- Mobile phone 59% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 15% 15%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gurdahi Bujurg?

■ Gurdahi Bujurg · ■ Sikandra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.7% 75.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 837 858
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 854 890
- Working population 30.2% 35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 61.3% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 183 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (22%) · ■ Other work 45 (9%) · ■ Marginal 149 (31%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sikandra
- Bishalpur 1,680 people
- Amarahat 1,666 people
- Raraunkh 1,644 people
- Maheshpur 1,632 people
- Naiplapur 1,566 people
- Kathra 1,542 people
- Larpur Chhauna 1,542 people
- Jaisalpura Mahdewa 1,533 people

All 211 villages in Sikandra

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gurdahi Bujurg? 1,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurdahi Bujurg in? Kanpur Dehat district (Sikandra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurdahi Bujurg? 69.7% (Census 2011)

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