# Banafa Village, Ghosi, Mau (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Ghosi, Mau 

# Banafa

Banafa is a village in Ghosi sub-district of Mau district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,776 people in 290 households**, the 82nd largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,776people (2011)
- 290households
- 69.2%literacy
- 1,150females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banafa

Of every 100 households in Banafa in 2011, 37 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banafa · ■ Ghosi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****90%**

**86%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

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 Banafa?

■ Banafa · ■ Ghosi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**931

Working population ****14.7%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 57.7% for women. 29% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (19%) · **■** Marginal 157 (60%)

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 Ghosi

- Kalyanpur1,836 people
- Kudahani1,813 people
- Basaratpur1,811 people
- Sarhasa Zamin Sarhasa1,785 people
- Teghana1,768 people
- Panail Bihata1,763 people
- Hemay1,758 people
- Belbhadrapur1,697 people

[All 345 villages in Ghosi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mau/ghosi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banafa?1,776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banafa in?Mau district (Ghosi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banafa?69.2% (Census 2011)