# Siswa Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Siswa

Siswa is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,115 people in 325 households**, the 224th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,115people (2011)
- 325households
- 57.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Siswa

Of every 100 households in Siswa in 2011, 33 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Siswa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**80%

Tap water ****24%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Siswa?

■ Siswa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**928

Working population ****39.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 44.6% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (16%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 452 (54%)

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

- Unti Khas2,153 people
- Bhargawa Urf Laxmipur2,142 people
- Jungal Jaralahi Urf Jardi2,131 people
- Basdila Urf Amawa2,117 people
- Baharampur2,103 people
- Kotawa2,098 people
- Mangalpur2,098 people
- Rampur Meer2,097 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Siswa?2,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswa in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Siswa?57.9% (Census 2011)