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

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Village · Maunath Bhanjan, Mau 

# Gahni

Gahni is a village in Maunath Bhanjan sub-district of Mau district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,868 people in 269 households**, the 109th largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 1,868people (2011)
- 269households
- 77.5%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahni

Of every 100 households in Gahni in 2011, 28 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gahni · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****16%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**75%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Gahni?

■ Gahni · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**913

Working population ****19.4%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 70.7% for women. 35% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 30 (8%) · **■** Other work 82 (23%) · **■** Marginal 199 (55%)

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

- Raisa1,932 people
- Ratohi1,924 people
- Paramubarakpur1,919 people
- Lasra1,912 people
- Nausemar1,868 people
- Tighara1,843 people
- Bhelabandh1,816 people
- Mansri1,813 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahni?1,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahni in?Mau district (Maunath Bhanjan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahni?77.5% (Census 2011)