# Mahgava Village, Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow 

# Mahgava

Mahgava is a village in Bakshi Ka Talab sub-district of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,737 people in 479 households**, the 27th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,737people (2011)
- 479households
- 61.7%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahgava

Of every 100 households in Mahgava in 2011, 49 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahgava · ■ Bakshi Ka Talab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****16%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**31%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****88%**

**77%

Television ****25%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**22%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Mahgava?

■ Mahgava · ■ Bakshi Ka Talab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**905

Working population ****39.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 52.8% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 437 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (14%) · **■** Household industry 45 (4%) · **■** Other work 155 (14%) · **■** Marginal 290 (27%)

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 Bakshi Ka Talab

- Gohanakalan2,814 people
- Chandpur Khanipur2,781 people
- Sarora2,776 people
- Usarana2,770 people
- Guramba2,602 people
- Paharpur2,545 people
- Aramba2,459 people
- Basaha2,344 people

[All 186 villages in Bakshi Ka Talab](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/bakshi-ka-talab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahgava?2,737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahgava in?Lucknow district (Bakshi Ka Talab sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahgava?61.7% (Census 2011)