# Riwa Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Riwa

Riwa is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,958 people in 366 households**, the 98th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,958people (2011)
- 366households
- 55.8%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Riwa

Of every 100 households in Riwa in 2011, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Riwa · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**25%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****87%**

**73%

Television ****12%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Riwa?

■ Riwa · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**902

Working population ****51.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 39.7% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (27%) · **■** Household industry 68 (7%) · **■** Other work 56 (6%) · **■** Marginal 465 (46%)

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

- Dhobahi2,002 people
- Sherwa1,991 people
- Dharwah1,987 people
- Dohari1,977 people
- Kaima Rasulpur1,957 people
- Bhormar Mafi1,939 people
- Nakahara1,927 people
- Gobardaha1,925 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Riwa?1,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riwa in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Riwa?55.8% (Census 2011)