Village · Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar
# Maya Ka Purwa

Maya Ka Purwa is a village in Ghatampur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 677 people in 126 households, the 242nd largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.
- 677 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 881 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maya Ka Purwa

Of every 100 households in Maya Ka Purwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maya Ka Purwa · ■ Ghatampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 5%
- Toilet within the home 3% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 78%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 57% 80%
- Television 7% 14%
- Mobile phone 15% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 17%
- 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 Maya Ka Purwa?

■ Maya Ka Purwa · ■ Ghatampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 73.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 865
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 754 887
- Working population 26.0% 39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 59.3% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (11%) · ■ Marginal 94 (53%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghatampur
- Chhatrapur 721 people
- Nibiya 706 people
- Mohta 702 people
- Chirla 692 people
- Tajpur 673 people
- Nawahi 670 people
- Aswakpur 665 people
- Jalala 658 people

All 319 villages in Ghatampur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Maya Ka Purwa? 677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maya Ka Purwa in? Kanpur Nagar district (Ghatampur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maya Ka Purwa? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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