# Mahdewa Village, Pharenda, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Pharenda, Mahrajganj 

# Mahdewa

Mahdewa is a village in Pharenda sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 204 households**, the 128th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 204households
- 73.5%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahdewa

Of every 100 households in Mahdewa in 2011, 13 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahdewa · ■ Pharenda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**25%

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

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**85%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

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 Mahdewa?

■ Mahdewa · ■ Pharenda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****54.6%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 61.6% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (10%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 563 (79%)

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 Pharenda

- Jiginiha1,335 people
- Garh1,321 people
- Runuwa1,320 people
- Parsia Khurd1,313 people
- Murila1,301 people
- Baikunthpur1,285 people
- Bargadawa Ramsahai1,278 people
- Gulariya Kala1,272 people

[All 233 villages in Pharenda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/pharenda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahdewa?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahdewa in?Mahrajganj district (Pharenda sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahdewa?73.5% (Census 2011)