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

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Village · Maunath Bhanjan, Mau 

# Hilsa

Hilsa is a village in Maunath Bhanjan sub-district of Mau district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **896 people in 147 households**, the 197th largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 896people (2011)
- 147households
- 58.2%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hilsa

Of every 100 households in Hilsa in 2011, 19 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hilsa · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**75%

Television ****12%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Hilsa?

■ Hilsa · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**913

Working population ****45.0%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 50.8% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (11%) · **■** Marginal 204 (51%)

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

- Samhrua934 people
- Shamatpura922 people
- Sarya915 people
- Sakra897 people
- Bhauropur894 people
- Singhaw882 people
- Majhauwa Mu. Shivnandan877 people
- Rajanpur873 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hilsa?896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hilsa in?Mau district (Maunath Bhanjan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hilsa?58.2% (Census 2011)