# Kanwar Village, Sirathu, Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sirathu, Kaushambi 

# Kanwar

Kanwar is a village in Sirathu sub-district of Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,336 people in 969 households**, the 15th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 5,336people (2011)
- 969households
- 62.3%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanwar

Of every 100 households in Kanwar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanwar · ■ Sirathu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****53%**

**64%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanwar?

■ Kanwar · ■ Sirathu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**928

Working population ****46.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 49.8% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 416 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 913 (37%) · **■** Household industry 68 (3%) · **■** Other work 297 (12%) · **■** Marginal 790 (32%)

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 Sirathu

- Swadkhat Urf Kara5,513 people
- Afjalpur Shanton Uparhar5,502 people
- Mohabbatpur Anetha5,454 people
- Shayara Meethepur5,407 people
- Bisara5,335 people
- Chamandha5,152 people
- Dhumai4,760 people
- Shakha4,733 people

[All 290 villages in Sirathu](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/sirathu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanwar?5,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanwar in?Kaushambi district (Sirathu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanwar?62.3% (Census 2011)