# Gaurwa, Lalganj, Mirzapur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Lalganj, Mirzapur 

# Gaurwa

Gaurwa is a village in [Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/lalganj/) sub-district of [Mirzapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,034 people in 147 households**, the 126th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,034people (2011)
- 147households
- 39.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurwa

Of every 100 households in Gaurwa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gaurwa · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**75%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

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 Gaurwa?

■ Gaurwa · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**908

Working population ****44.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 31.5% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 123 (27%)

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 Lalganj

- Amdah1,065 people
- Dubar Khurd1,063 people
- Lahangpur1,046 people
- Bastara Pandey1,041 people
- Silhata999 people
- Ganga Sagar Kalan995 people
- Naraina Kalan991 people
- Newaria987 people

[All 431 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaurwa?1,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurwa in?Mirzapur district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurwa?39.6% (Census 2011)