# Katherwa Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Katherwa

Katherwa is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 166 households**, the 256th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 985people (2011)
- 166households
- 81.7%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katherwa

Of every 100 households in Katherwa in 2011, 74 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katherwa · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****94%**

**73%

Television ****70%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

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 Katherwa?

■ Katherwa · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**902

Working population ****33.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 76.1% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Chunar

- Tendua Kalan1,006 people
- Bela1,000 people
- Puraini996 people
- Darra990 people
- Roshanher985 people
- Churamanpur979 people
- Jairampur977 people
- Pirallipur975 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katherwa?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katherwa in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katherwa?81.7% (Census 2011)