# Mahewa Village, Mirzapur, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mirzapur, Mirzapur 

# Mahewa

Mahewa is a village in Mirzapur sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,373 people in 387 households**, the 119th largest of 611 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,373people (2011)
- 387households
- 62.4%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahewa

Of every 100 households in Mahewa in 2011, 50 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahewa · ■ Mirzapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**75%

Television ****17%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

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 Mahewa?

■ Mahewa · ■ Mirzapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**894

Working population ****30.6%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 45.2% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (11%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 273 (38%) · **■** Marginal 111 (15%)

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 Mirzapur

- Harsingpur2,438 people
- Larbak2,423 people
- Badhawa2,419 people
- Bhewar Karmanpur2,395 people
- Jigna2,344 people
- Sirsi Gaharwar2,328 people
- Chapgahna2,325 people
- Mahraura2,276 people

[All 689 villages in Mirzapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/mirzapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahewa?2,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahewa in?Mirzapur district (Mirzapur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahewa?62.4% (Census 2011)