Village · Marihan, Mirzapur
# Raikara

Raikara is a village in Marihan sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 602 people in 117 households, the 134th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.
- 602 people (2011)
- 117 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 1,034 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raikara

Of every 100 households in Raikara in 2011, 75 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raikara · ■ Marihan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 16%
- Toilet within the home 18% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 82%
- Tap water 8% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 100% 85%
- Television 26% 19%
- Mobile phone 21% 48%
- Computer with internet 7% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 14%
- Own their home 80% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Raikara?

■ Raikara · ■ Marihan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 61.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 939
- Working population 50.0% 42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 56.3% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 255 (85%) · ■ Other work 38 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Marihan
- Harihara 683 people
- Pokhraud 677 people
- Kotwa Ghasiram 623 people
- Chhivlaha 614 people
- Parmapur 596 people
- Lalapur 581 people
- Mamari Mu. Daranagar 562 people
- Tolagi 555 people

All 221 villages in Marihan

## Other places named Raikara
- Raikara · Village, Marihan, Mirzapur · 1,943 people
- Raikara · Village, Pawai, Panna · 1,259 people
- Raikara · Village, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra · 9 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Raikara? 602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikara in? Mirzapur district (Marihan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raikara? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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