# Derawa Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Derawa

Derawa is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,565 people in 353 households**, the 163rd largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,565people (2011)
- 353households
- 62.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Derawa

Of every 100 households in Derawa in 2011, 38 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Derawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**80%

Tap water ****23%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**46%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**84%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Derawa?

■ Derawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

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

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**928

Working population ****43.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 48.5% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 514 (46%)

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

- Kunia Urf Maheshpur2,625 people
- Ranipur2,613 people
- Gangi2,603 people
- Baragadwa Madhopur2,585 people
- Kuinya2,557 people
- Matihania Chaudhari2,553 people
- Mohiuddinpur2,537 people
- Nanda Bhar2,530 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Derawa?2,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derawa in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Derawa?62.3% (Census 2011)