# Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Mahoba district Mahoba is a district of Uttar Pradesh, the least populous of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **875,958 people** in 3 sub-districts, 5 towns and 521 villages; 21% lived in towns. The largest town is [Mahoba](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/mahoba/mahoba/) (95,216). - 875,958people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 5towns - 65.3%literacy ## Who lives in Mahoba? Mahoba had **875,958 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.4% of Uttar Pradesh's population and the smallest of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 878 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 53rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 892 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.5 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Mahoba? 65.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 48th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 75.8% and women at 53.2% — a gap of 22.6 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Charkhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/charkhari/) (66.1%) and lowest in [Kulpahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/kulpahar/) (64.1%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Mahoba do for a living? 39.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 27.5%). Of all workers, 28% farmed their own land, 19% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 19% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 32% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 47% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Charkhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/charkhari/) (51% of workers in farming) and the least is [Mahoba](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/mahoba/) (41% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 32 (32%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Mahoba 21.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 26th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 5 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Mahoba](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/mahoba/mahoba/) with 95,216 people, home to 51% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Mahoba Mahoba had 521 census villages, 435 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,588 people; 12 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/kulpahar/jaitpur/) (18,783), [Panwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/kulpahar/panwari/) (15,047), [Sri Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/mahoba/sri-nagar/) (13,903), [Gauodhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/mahoba/gauodhi/) (11,858) and [Supa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/charkhari/supa/) (7,527). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Mahoba district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Mahoba district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > MAHOBA, an ancient town in India, in Hamirpur district of the United Provinces. As the capital of the Chandel dynasty, who ruled over Bundelkhand from the 9th to the 13th century, the neighbourhood is covered with architectural antiquities, prominent among which are artificial lakes, formed by banking up valleys with masonry dams. The largest of these is more than 4 m. in circuit. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Mahoba compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Mahoba · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **902 Working population ****39.9%** **32.9% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mahoba Of every 100 households in Mahoba in 2011, 26 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mahoba · ■ Electricity for lighting ****26%** Toilet within the home ****26%** No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** Tap water ****11%** Drinking water within premises ****12%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** Use banking services ****72%** Television ****22%** Mobile phone ****66%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****13%** Car / jeep / van ****4%** None of these assets ****16%** Own their home ****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). ## Sub-districts of Mahoba Sub-district People Villages Towns [Kulpahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/kulpahar/) 336,968 272 1 [Charkhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/charkhari/) 155,407 116 2 [Mahoba](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahoba/mahoba/) 383,583 133 2 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Mahoba - Mahoba · 95,216 - Kabrai · 28,564 - Charkhari · 27,760 - Kul Pahar · 20,096 - Kharela · 13,745 ## Largest villages in Mahoba - Jaitpur · 18,783 - Panwari · 15,047 - Sri Nagar · 13,903 - Gauodhi · 11,858 - Supa · 7,527 - Mudhari · 7,480 - Sugira · 6,916 - Ajnar · 6,229 - Nanaora · 5,871 - Khanna · 5,644 - Chhikahra · 5,332 - Rewai Sunecha · 5,141 - Bilbai · 4,953 - Sijahri · 4,849 - Mawai Khurd · 4,795 - Pahra · 4,761 - Gudha · 4,518 - Bhandara · 4,514 - Gaurahari · 4,497 - Rewai · 4,487 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Mahoba?3: Kulpahar, Charkhari, Mahoba - What is the population of Mahoba district?875,958 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Mahoba?Mahoba