# Girahia Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj 

# Girahia

Girahia is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,325 people in 391 households**, the 75th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,325people (2011)
- 391households
- 57.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Girahia

Of every 100 households in Girahia in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girahia · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****12%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Girahia?

■ Girahia · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**921

Working population ****41.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 42.1% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 848 (88%)

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 Nichlaul

- Ratanpur2,352 people
- Sohat2,347 people
- Madhwalia2,342 people
- Paragpur2,336 people
- Baithpurwa Urf Gauri2,324 people
- Burhadih Kalan2,292 people
- Chiutaha2,286 people
- Bahua Kalan2,281 people

[All 314 villages in Nichlaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nichlaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Girahia?2,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girahia in?Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Girahia?57.7% (Census 2011)