# Girgitia Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Girgitia

Girgitia is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,474 people in 546 households**, the 89th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 3,474people (2011)
- 546households
- 66.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Girgitia

Of every 100 households in Girgitia in 2011, 9 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Girgitia · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****76%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Girgitia?

■ Girgitia · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**928

Working population ****32.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 50.5% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 186 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (11%) · **■** Household industry 60 (5%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 708 (62%)

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

- Devipur3,527 people
- Pipara3,506 people
- Jagpur Urf Salamatgarh3,498 people
- Mahuawa3,485 people
- Kuana Chap3,447 people
- Bhuana3,442 people
- Sauraha3,438 people
- Dharmpur3,410 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Girgitia?3,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girgitia in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Girgitia?66.0% (Census 2011)