# Sirsia Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Sirsia

Sirsia is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,913 people in 307 households**, the 256th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,913people (2011)
- 307households
- 64.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirsia

Of every 100 households in Sirsia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sirsia · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****30%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**46%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Sirsia?

■ Sirsia · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**928

Working population ****24.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 51.3% for women. 40% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (12%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 59 (12%) · **■** Marginal 275 (58%)

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

- Aranahawa1,952 people
- Biraichi1,952 people
- Terhwa1,942 people
- Mathania1,917 people
- Katarari1,897 people
- Ranipur1,893 people
- Barhawa Chandan Chakhi1,890 people
- Kamasin Buzurg1,872 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirsia?1,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirsia in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sirsia?64.6% (Census 2011)