# Gahna Village, Maunath Bhanjan, Mau (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maunath Bhanjan, Mau 

# Gahna

Gahna is a village in Maunath Bhanjan sub-district of Mau district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,047 people in 455 households**, the 53rd largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 3,047people (2011)
- 455households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahna

Of every 100 households in Gahna in 2011, 12 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gahna · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**50%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**75%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

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 Gahna?

■ Gahna · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**913

Working population ****41.4%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 52.4% for women. 41% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 254 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (10%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 375 (30%) · **■** Marginal 492 (39%)

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 Maunath Bhanjan

- Thakurmanpur3,100 people
- Kanso3,081 people
- Nasirpur3,069 people
- Ailakh3,055 people
- Shahpur2,984 people
- Pardaha2,909 people
- Bakuchi Dandidih2,874 people
- Ganguabari Hamidpur2,868 people

[All 426 villages in Maunath Bhanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mau/maunath-bhanjan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahna?3,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahna in?Mau district (Maunath Bhanjan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahna?63.5% (Census 2011)