# Garhawa Village, Marihan, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Marihan, Mirzapur 

# Garhawa

Garhawa is a village in Marihan sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 182 households**, the 95th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 182households
- 60.8%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garhawa

Of every 100 households in Garhawa in 2011, 35 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhawa · ■ Marihan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****29%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**14%

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 Garhawa?

■ Garhawa · ■ Marihan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**939

Working population ****72.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 51.5% for women. 70% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 320 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (42%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 91 (12%)

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 Marihan

- Gortutwa1,041 people
- Khantara1,037 people
- Parsauna1,014 people
- Karauda1,006 people
- Purainia978 people
- Rampur Atari975 people
- Basahi971 people
- Bhawan965 people

[All 221 villages in Marihan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/marihan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garhawa?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhawa in?Mirzapur district (Marihan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhawa?60.8% (Census 2011)