# Sahira, Lalganj, Mirzapur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Lalganj, Mirzapur 

# Sahira

Sahira 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 **974 people in 159 households**, the 134th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 974people (2011)
- 159households
- 59.6%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahira

Of every 100 households in Sahira in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahira · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**75%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

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 Sahira?

■ Sahira · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**908

Working population ****36.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 46.9% for women. 35% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 179 (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 Lalganj

- Newaria987 people
- Sarahara985 people
- Khaira Kalan984 people
- Pidaria975 people
- Manikpur972 people
- Dighiya969 people
- Suwaw Kalan969 people
- Baraiya966 people

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

## Other places named Sahira

- Sahira · Village, Aali, Kendrapara · 1,209 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahira?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahira in?Mirzapur district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahira?59.6% (Census 2011)