# Bhisawa Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Bhisawa

Bhisawa is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 269 households**, the 296th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,639people (2011)
- 269households
- 66.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhisawa

Of every 100 households in Bhisawa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhisawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**99%

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 Bhisawa?

■ Bhisawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**928

Working population ****46.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 53.6% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (51%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 179 (23%) · **■** Marginal 161 (21%)

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 Maharajganj

- Piparaich Urf Pachrukhia1,666 people
- Semara Chandrauli1,662 people
- Pachdeuri1,643 people
- Babhanauli1,641 people
- Ausani1,637 people
- Bhiswa Urf Kotia1,625 people
- Pipara Narayan1,620 people
- Kamharia Kala1,617 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhisawa?1,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhisawa in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhisawa?66.5% (Census 2011)